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China says EU's probe into e-commerce giant JD.com unlawful
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Fusion42 · 20 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
China's Ministry of Justice claims the EU's investigation into JD.com under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is an unlawful exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction and signals countermeasures if the EU persists.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
You face rising regulatory risk from geopolitical tensions as China explicitly threatens countermeasures against the EU's probe into JD.com, signalling harder barriers for Chinese firms crossing into European M&A.
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