China party meeting vows to block monopolies, with eye on tech giants

Leaders agree to 'prevent disorderly capital expansion' next year

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Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the Central Economic Work Conference where Communist Party leaders agreed to intensify anti-monopoly supervision and prevent disorderly capital expansion next year. © Reuters

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese officials proposed tougher antitrust restrictions at a key economic planning meeting on Friday, as President Xi Jinping's government targets the growing power of the country's technology groups.

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