Antitrust in East Asia — 2026 Q3
Every Antitrust development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief logged in 2026 Q3 — 5 entries with dates, the companies exposed, and the primary document behind each one.
5developments logged
2with a primary document
3markets touched
20companies named
| Date | Development | Where | Companies exposed | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Antimonopoly Review Imposes Harsher Operational Remedies on Automation Mergers State regulators use conditional merger approvals to secure domestic supply guarantees and intellectual property access across… | China | Schneider Electric, Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation | — | — | |
| KFTC opens supply contract probe into tier-one robotics and battery parts South Korea's antitrust regulator targets unfair price cuts and compulsory technical data disclosures between manufacturing… | Korea | Harmonic Drive Systems | — | — | |
| China polysilicon cash costs diverge across regional power grids under new price rules Tariff spreads between northern coal-fired baseloads and southwestern hydro grids create a 25 percent operating cost gap for top… | China | Tongwei, Daqo New Energy, Xinte Energy, GCL Technology | high | sec.gov | |
| Korea FTC Targets NXP and Analog Devices Over Chip Distribution Pricing Controls Antitrust examiners initiate formal proceedings over Ship and Debit margin caps and client allocation in non-memory component… | Korea | NXP Semiconductors, Analog Devices | high | ftc.go.kr | |
| Kioxia Rejects SK hynix Flash Alliance to Guard SanDisk Ties Chief Executive Hiroo Ota ruled out three-way manufacturing talks, citing antitrust barriers and an existing $31 billion… | Japan | Kioxia Holdings, SK hynix, SanDisk, Toshiba | medium | newspim.com |
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Compiled from East Asia Brief briefings published in 2026 Q3. 3 of 5 entries link the document they rest on; the source column points at that document, not at our coverage of it. Confidence grades are explained on our methodology page. A quarter closes when it ends — this page does not change afterwards except to correct an error. Something missing? Tell us.
Cite as: East Asia Brief, “Antitrust in East Asia — 2026 Q3.” https://eastasiabrief.com/reports/2026-q3/antitrust