1st Edition

Competition Law in China and the EU Institutional Dynamics and Theories of Harm

By Xingyu Yan Copyright 2025
228 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a comprehensive review of the Chinese and European responses to the abuse of market dominance, with a focus on the impact of antitrust institutional dynamics on enforcement decisions. It uses the methods of functional comparison and case analysis to investigate how theories of harm relating to specific types of abuse differ within and across competition law regimes due to... Read more

 1. Introduction

2. Antitrust Institutional Dynamics

3. Theory of Harm: An Antitrust Concept

4. The Centralized EU Supranational Regime

5. The Federated Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law Regime

6. Development of Theories of Harm in the Centralized EU Regime

7. Development of Theories of Harm in the Federated Chinese Regime

8. Comparisons and Conclusions

 

Biography

Xingyu Yan obtained his doctorate from University of Groningen and is currently Assistant Professor of competition law at School of Law, Xiamen University. His research interests lie primarily in digital markets regulation, competition law and sustainability, and antitrust institutional studies, with an emphasis on comparative perspectives. He has published in journals such as Journal of Competition Law & Economics, Computer Law & Security Review, and Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. He is a member of the Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA) and was the winner of the ASCOLA Best Junior Paper Award in 2021.