China's Competition Policy And Anti-Monopoly Law

CHINA’S COMPETITION POLICY AND ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW

J. MIRRLEES INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH PEKING UNIVERSITY

______October 13, 2007 Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza______

8:50-9:00 Welcome Remarks – Prof. Hongbin CAI, Peking University Director of IEPR

9:00-9:20 Keynote Speech －Mr. Jingquan BI, Vice Minister, Development and Reform Commission

9:20-9:50 Keynote Speech：The Unending Debate about Anti-trust – Prof. Harold DEMSETZ, University of California, Los Angeles Advisor of IEPR

9:50-10:10 Keynote Speech －Prof. Weiying ZHANG, Peking University Dean of Guanghua School of Management and Advisor of IEPR

10:10-10:25 Tea Break

10:25-11:55 Anti-trust law: Policy Round-table Panel

Moderator: Dr. Xingzhu ZHANG, Chinese Academy of Social Science

Panelists: High-level Officials (to be confirmed):

Mr. Xiaoguang ZHAO General Director, Department of Industry and Transportation, Legal Affairs Office, the State Council

Mr. Lei LI General Director of Price Supervision and Examination Department, National Development and Reform Commission

Mr. Ming SHANG General Director of Anti-Monopoly Investigation Office and Director of Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of Commerce Mr. Xuezheng WANG General Director of Legal Affairs Department, State Administration of Industry and Commerce

Ms. Jie YUAN Deputy General Director of Economic Laws Department, Legislative Committee, People’s Congress

Scholars:

Prof. Harold DEMSETZ University of California, Los Angeles

Prof. Henry MANNE George Mason University

Prof. Guofu TAN University of South California

Prof. Changqi WU Peking University

Q & A and comment by Conference participants

12:00-2:00 LUNCH with Keynote Speech Chair: Prof. Changqi WU, Peking University Keynote Speaker: Ms. Xiuhong MA, Vice Minister, Commerce Ministry (to be confirmed)

2:00-3:00 Session 1: Current Issues in China’s Anti-Trust Law Chair: Prof Li-An ZHOU, Peking University Associate Director of IEPR Papers: – Dr. Xinzhu ZHANG, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences “Overview of China’s Anti-trust Law and Competition Policy” – Mr. Tad LIPSKY, Latham & Watkins LLP “Antimonopoly Law in China: Policing Emerging Markets in the World’s Most Dynamic Economy” Discussant: Shuguang LI, Chinese University of Law and Politics

3:00-4:00 Session 2: Economic Analyses of Industry Concentration and Business Practices Chair: Prof. Yuyu CHEN, Peking University Associate Director of IEPR Papers: – Prof. Hongbin CAI, Peking University, Director of IEPR “Trends of Industrial Concentration in China” －Prof. Guofu TAN, University of South California “The Roles of Economic and Econometric Analyses in AML Enforcement” Discussant: Jianzhong SHI, Chinese University of Law and Politics 4:00-4:20 Tea Break

4:20-4:50 Session 3: Cartel and Collusive Behavior Chair: Prof. Shuguang LI, Chinese University of Law and Politics Paper: – Prof. Zhiqi CHEN, Carleton University, Canada “Strategic Alliances and Other Forms of Horizontal Cooperation” Discussant: Yong HUANG, University of International Business and Economics

4:50-5:20 Keynote Speech: The Intersection of Antitrust and Corporate Governance Chair: Prof Guofu TAN, University of South California Keynote Speaker: Prof. Henry MANNE, George Mason University

6:00-8:00 Dinner

______October 14, 2007 Peking University______

8:45-9:45 Session 4: Dominance and Abuse of Monopoly Power Chair: Prof. Ping LIN, Linan University, Hong Kong Papers: – Mr. Stephen HARRIS, Alston & Bird LLP Abuse of a Dominant Market Position under the New China Anti-Monopoly Law – Prof. Joshua WRIGHT, George Mason University and FTC The Economics of Slotting Contracts Discussant: Prof. Jiemin SHENG, Peking University

9:45-10:45 Session 5: M&A and Competition Policy Chair: Prof. Zhiqi CHEN, Carleton University, Canada Papers: – Prof. Ping LIN, Linan University, Hong Kong Merger Analysis and Competition Policy in China – Prof. Luke FROEB, Vanderbilt University Mergers among Firms that Manage Revenue Discussant: Prof. Feng DENG, Peking University

10:45-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-11:40 Session 6: Enforcement Institution, IP Protection and Development Chair: Jiemin SHENG, Peking University Papers: – Prof. Zhaofeng XUE, George Mason University “A Case for Per Se Legality in Antitrust Law” – Prof. Feng DENG, Peking University “The Constitutional Paradox of ‘Anti-Administrative- Monopoly’: A Chinese-style Problem” 11:40-12:10 Keynote Closing Remarks: Recent Reforms in EU Competition Policy Chair: Prof. Hongbin CAI, Peking University, Director of IEPR Keynote Speaker: Prof. Lars-Hendrik ROLLER, ESMT

12:30-2:00 Lunch at South Beauty Restaurant

2:30-5:30 Summer Palace Tour

6:00- Dinner at Summer Palace