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...The country’s market watchdog (người kiểm soát) said on Thursday that it had opened an investigation (điều tra) into whether the e-commerce group Alibaba had engaged in monopolistic practices (hành vi độc quyền), such as restricting (hạn chế) vendors (người bán dạo) from selling merchandise (hàng hóa) on other platforms (nền tảng). Separately on Thursday, four Chinese financial regulatory agencies (cơ quan giám sát tài chính), including the central bank, said they would meet soon with Ant Group, Alibaba’s finance-focused sister company, to discuss new supervision.

...The stepped-up scrutiny of Alibaba and Ant — the pillars of the business empire of Jack Ma, China’s most famous tycoon (ông trùm) — coincides with efforts by the United States and European Union to curb the power of Western internet powerhouses such as Google and Facebook.

...Alibaba is a Goliath by any measure in China. More than 750 million people — equivalent to over half of the country’s population — shopped on its platforms in the 12 months that ended in September. The group’s main marketplaces are Taobao, where merchants set up electronic stands to sell to customers, and Tmall, which caters to larger Chinese and global brands.

...The new investigation could be a much bigger deal. China’s antimonopoly law allows for a maximum fine of 10 percent of a company’s sales from the previous year, which in Alibaba’s case would be billions of dollars.

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