China fines tech giants over anti-monopoly violations

Chinese tech giants, including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings, were fined on November 20 for failing to report corporate acquisitions, adding to an anti-monopoly crackdown by the ruling Communist Party.

The companies failed to report 43 acquisitions that occurred up to eight years ago under rules on “operating concentration,” according to the State Administration for Market Regulation. Each violation carried a penalty of 5,00,000 yuan ($80,000), it said.