BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- Chinese authorities plan to crack down harder against online retail platforms that force third-party merchants into a race to the bottom on prices.
Economy
China to ban forced excessive discounting at online retailers
Measure aims to combat deflationary effect of anticompetitive practice
A pedestrian walks by a Shanghai sign advertising discounts on Alibaba's Tmall online marketplace. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
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