Govt regulators, not judges, lead antitrust cases

Government agencies, instead of judges, will continue to play the leading role in investigating anti-monopoly practices in China, legal professionals said.

Wu Peng, an antitrust lawyer and partner of Beijing-based Zhong Lun Law Firm, said domestic companies are more willing to seek help from government regulators when they believe they have encountered unfair market competition.

In addition to companies' long-standing mindset of resorting to the government in settling competition disputes, the government has more resources and law enforcement ability to fix antitrust issues than business owners, Wu said.