INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills
Asia-Pacific Competition Law Guide. Against the headwinds brought
on by the pandemic and global geopolitical tensions, competition
law has continued to gain prominence on national agendas across the
region, and there have been numerous legislative and enforcement
developments across the jurisdictions covered by this Guide.
Significant regulatory and institutional developments
There have been a number of important developments since the
publication of the last edition of this Guide in 2020.
In China, major reforms have been taking place, most recently
culminating in significant amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law
(AML) approved by the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress on 24 June 2022.The amendments mark
an important milestone in antitrust development in China, and
follow an institutional reform that took place in November 2021
whereby the status of the anti-monopoly
