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SAMR 'suspends' DuPont antitrust probe ahead of China–US trade talks next week

By MLex Staff ( July 23, 2025, 06:29 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top antitrust authority has suspended its probe into DuPont’s China unit, in a move widely viewed as both procedurally novel and diplomatically timed. The announcement, released by the State Administration for Market Regulation late yesterday comes more than three months after the US chemical giant’s Chinese subsidiary was placed under formal investigation. The timing of the decision aligns with a planned new round of China–US trade talks set for next week in Stockholm, and may signal Beijing’s intention to ease tensions.China’s top antitrust authority has suspended its probe into DuPont’s China unit, in a move widely viewed as both procedurally novel and diplomatically timed....

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