23 December 2020, 10:09 pm EST By China Launches Investigation Into Alibaba for Alleged Monopolistic Practices ( Screenshot From ColdFusion YouTube ) China has recently started an investigation into the alleged monopolistic practices over at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and even summoned the affiliate Ant Group Co. towards a high-level meeting regarding financial regulations. This then escalated scrutiny over the known twin pillars of China's popular Jack Ma's internet empire. Alibaba antitrust lawsuit According to the story by Bloomberg, the official State Administration for Market Regulation is now investigating Alibaba, the top known antitrust watchdog said in its statement without revealing further details. Regulators that include the central bank as well as the banking watchdog will then separately summon the affiliate Ant to a certain meeting intended to drive home the increasingly stringent financial regulations.