ChinaEXCLUSIVE China launches antitrust probe into Tencent-backed property broker KE -sources Reuters 5 minute read A woman wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak rides past real estate broker Lianjia near a residential compound in Beijing, China August 11, 2020. Picture taken August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo China's market regulator has begun an investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices by KE Holdings (BEKE.N), the country's biggest housing broker whose top backer is Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), two people who know of the matter said. The investigation is the latest into China's big so-called "platform" companies that match sellers and buyers, several of which have been accused by regulators of exploiting consumers.