中国企业在美国反垄断诉讼中的挑战与应对:基于对相关判决的质疑

Challenges and Solutions to Antitrust Litigations against Chinese Enterprises in USA:Based on the Questioning Relevant Judgments

中国企业在美国的一系列反垄断诉讼发生在中国加入世界贸易组织后与美国在经贸关系中博弈摩擦不断升级的背景之下,其中涉及了美国反托拉斯法的域外适用、国际礼让原则、外国法查明、外国政府对本国法律解释的效力等一系列焦点问题。在相关案件的判决中,美国法院就上述问题的观点和论述存在诸多漏洞和偏颇之处,包括限缩适用"国际礼让原则"中"真实冲突"的条件、外国法查明中客观性的缺失等。而未来随着中国企业日益成为美国反托拉斯重点关注对象,中国企业会面临更多挑战,需从美国国内法、国际法、中国相关政策法规的制定以及企业自身行为的合规性等方面积极应对。

A series of antitrust lawsuits against Chinese enterprises in the United States took place under the background of the escalating friction in trade and economy between China and the United States after China’s accession to the WTO.These lawsuits focus the issues such as extraterritoriality of American antitrust laws, the principle of international comity, the identification of foreign laws, and the effect of foreign government’s interpretation of its domestic laws.Concerning above issues, we can find loopholes and biases in some judgments and rulings of American courts concerned, in terms of the application of the "real conflict" requirements and the lack of objectiveness in the identification of foreign law, etc.As Chinese enterprises will increasingly become the focus of American antitrust enforcement, they may face more challenges, which need to be actively dealt with from the aspects such as American domestic legal system, international law, our own relevant policies and regulations and the anti-monopoly compliance of Chinese enterprises.