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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has fined China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) 87.6 million yuan ($12.6 million) for abusing a “dominant market position”, the watchdog said on its website on Monday.
SAMR launched an antitrust investigation into the Chinese academic database in May.
($1 = 6.9601 renminbi)