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Antitrust in East Asia — 2026 Q3

Every Antitrust development in Korean, Chinese and Japanese industry that East Asia Brief logged in 2026 Q3 — 4 entries with dates, the companies exposed, and the primary document behind each one.

4developments logged
2with a primary document
2markets touched
29companies named

China 2 · South Korea 2 · August 28, 2026 – August 28, 2026

DateDevelopmentWhereCompanies exposedConfidenceSource
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 LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On, Doosan Robotics
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, Hyundai Mobis, HL Mando high ftc.go.kr

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Compiled from East Asia Brief briefings published in 2026 Q3. 2 of 4 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.

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