Anti-monopoly law of China - A Case Study of Alibaba’s monopolistic conducts in the field of plateform economy
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a fine of 18.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) on Chinese e-commerce mammoth, Alibaba for its violation of anti-monopoly laws. The SAMR claimed that Alibaba has forbidden businesses on is platforms to open online shops on other platforms deemed as competitors by Alibaba. Those shops are also banned from participating in other online platforms' promotional campaigns. Businesses that didn't comply with these rules were punished by the company, such as disqualifying them from launching promotional activities and diminishing their access to consumer searches. The fine, the largest anti-monopoly fine ever rolled out by Chinese authorities, accounts for about 4 percent of the company's domestic sales in 2019.
Question
According to the Anti-monopoly law of China and the recently issued Guidelines of the Anti-monopoly Commission of the State Council for Anti-monopoly in the Field of Platform Economy, please give your discussion about the provisions thereof in which could Alibaba have violated relatively and why. {1000-1500 words}
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