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China says EU's probe into e-commerce giant JD.com unlawful

Published

20 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

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E-commerce

Geography

China

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Read at en.moj.gov.cn

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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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1 source · 20 Aug 2026

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E-commerceforeign-subsidies-regulationeu-china-relationscross-border-investigationjd-comregulatory-countermeasures