11 February 2021 Author: Lianrui Jia, UTSC China recently joined the global anti-monopoly movement, placing its leading digital platforms under closer scrutiny. Released in November 2020, China’s new draft anti-monopoly guidelines target anti-competitive behaviour in the internet sector such as forced exclusivity, big data price discrimination, use of subsidies to crowd out competition and exclusive cooperation agreements. The guidelines are underpinned by China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), which was formally enacted in 2008. The AML was drafted with three objectives in mind: to curb foreign competition and foster domestic industrial growth, to protect consumers, and to limit monopolies by state-owned and administrated entities.