# East Asia Brief — Antitrust

4 briefings mentioning Antitrust.

- [China polysilicon cash costs diverge across regional power grids under new price rules](https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/china-polysilicon-cash-costs-diverge-across-regional-power-grids-86) — Tariff spreads between northern coal-fired baseloads and southwestern hydro grids create a 25 percent operating cost gap for top solar upstream makers. *(August 28, 2026; Analysis · China · Tongwei, Daqo New Energy, Xinte Energy, GCL Technology)*
- [Korea FTC Targets NXP and Analog Devices Over Chip Distribution Pricing Controls](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/korea-ftc-targets-nxp-analog-devices-chip-distribution-pricing-91) — Antitrust examiners initiate formal proceedings over Ship and Debit margin caps and client allocation in non-memory component supply channels. *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · Korea · NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices)*
- [China Antimonopoly Review Imposes Harsher Operational Remedies on Automation Mergers](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/china-antimonopoly-review-imposes-harsher-operational-remedies-automatio-34) — State regulators use conditional merger approvals to secure domestic supply guarantees and intellectual property access across precision control and robotics… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · China · Schneider Electric, Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation, Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric, Inovance Technology, Estun Automation)*
- [KFTC opens supply contract probe into tier-one robotics and battery parts](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/kftc-opens-supply-contract-probe-tier-one-robotics-battery-64) — South Korea's antitrust regulator targets unfair price cuts and compulsory technical data disclosures between manufacturing conglomerates and component… *(August 28, 2026; Trade & Policy · Korea · LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On, Doosan Robotics, Rainbow Robotics)*

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