China’s Antitrust Regulator is preparing for a possible investigation into Apple’s App Store policies and rates, Bloomberg said on Wednesday (5).
The news comes a day after China announced measures against US companies, including Google, minutes after new US tariffs on Chinese products come into force.
The state management of the China market would be reviewing Apple policies, including its commission of up to 30% in purchases within applications and restrictions on external payment services and application stores, said the Bloomberg.
Chinese regulators have been talking to Apple executives and application developers since last year, according to the report.
The regulator said on Tuesday that Google was suspected of violating the country’s anti-monopoly law, but did not provide further details on the investigation or what Google had done to violate the law.
In addition, the China Ministry of Commerce said it has placed PVH Corp, the holding of brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and the American biotechnology company Illuma on its list of “unreliable entities.”
