China’s antitrust regulator is preparing to investigate Apple’s policies and app store fees, Bloomberg News reported.
The development comes a day after China announced measures against U.S. businesses (including Google, agricultural equipment manufacturers) and fashion brand Calvin Klein, including a few minutes of new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.
The country’s national regulator is reviewing Apple’s policies, including its in-app purchases for external payment services and app stores, as well as restricted commissions, the report said.
Apple’s shares fell 2.6%.
According to the report, Chinese regulators have been in talks with Apple executives and app developers since last year.
Apple and China’s antitrust regulators did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Regulators said Tuesday it was suspected of violating the country’s antitrust laws. It did not provide more details about the investigation, nor did it provide measures taken by Google to violate the law.
Tsinghua University professor Zhang Chenying wrote in an article published in the State-owned People’s Daily on Tuesday that the investigation may be related to Google’s Android operating system business.
Google uses its dominance in technology and business to impose restrictions and restrictions on Chinese mobile phone manufacturers, she said, without detailing where to get that information.
In addition, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it has included holding companies of brands such as PVH Corp, including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, as well as US biotech company Illumina, on its “unreliable entities” list.
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