Regulatory pathways for E-commerce Platforms abuse of relative market power

The development of Internet technologies has produced a large number of Internet enterprises, and competition among e-commerce platforms has become concentrated such that platforms hold clear advantages over the merchants operating within them. E-commerce platforms abuse of relative market power has inflicted substantial harm on in-platform merchants, competing businesses, consumers, and the market environment as a wholefor example, by setting pricing thresholds, monopolizing industry benefits, and obstructing fair competition. In the absence of a complete legal framework, the E-commerce Law should be used as the entry point to improve legislation governing platforms advantageous positions. The dependence theory should be promoted to precisely characterize platforms abusive conduct; legislation and enforcement under the E-commerce Law should be effectively aligned with the Anti-Unfair Competition Law; and practical regulatory measures such as integrating existing enforcement resources for coordinated supervision and issuing representative case rulingsshould be employed to reasonably curb platforms abuse of relative market power.