{"id":737141,"date":"2026-07-05T10:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T10:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:40:23","slug":"china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"China rewrites e-commerce law to regulate and shield platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4a7d9a38997\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4a7d9a38997\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/#TLDR\" >TL;DR<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/#What_the_amendments_would_change\" >What the amendments would change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/#The_domestic_context\" >The domestic context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/#The_overseas_shield\" >The overseas shield<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rewrites-e-commerce-law-to-regulate-and-shield-platforms\/#Platform_economy_two_directions\" >Platform economy, two directions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2025\/03\/Untitled-design-44.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><em><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContent-tldr\">\n<h4 class=\"postContent-offsetTitle\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TLDR\"><\/span>TL;DR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>China released draft amendments to its e-commerce law that would expand platform regulation domestically while adding legal \u201ccountermeasures\u201d to protect companies like Temu and Shein facing tariffs and fines abroad. The 20 provisions are open for public consultation until August 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p>China released\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samr.gov.cn\/xw\/zj\/art\/2026\/art_31434ef6ed3b415386fc75e1df7d171a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">draft amendments to its e-commerce law<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, proposing 20 provisions that would expand the law\u2019s reach beyond platforms and merchants to cover a wider range of participants in the digital economy. The proposal, jointly issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Commerce, is open for public consultation until 4 August.<\/p>\n<p>The timing is not accidental. China\u2019s e-commerce giants are simultaneously facing the\u00a0tightest domestic regulatory scrutiny in years\u00a0and an increasingly hostile reception in their largest export markets.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_amendments_would_change\"><\/span>What the amendments would change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The original e-commerce law, which took effect in January 2019, focused primarily on platform operators and the merchants selling through them. The draft amendments would extend regulatory oversight to all participants in what Beijing now calls the \u201c<em>platform economy,<\/em>\u201d a sprawling category that now includes\u00a0AI-powered shopping agents, logistics providers, payment processors, and the data infrastructure connecting them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW City Coworking space &#8211; Where your best work h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens<\/p>\n<p>A workspace designed for growth, collaboration, and endless networking opportunities in the heart of tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The amendments would also add new regulatory tools beyond the current options of fixed fines and business suspension orders. The draft calls for \u201c<em>routine oversight<\/em>\u201d mechanisms and greater coordination between government departments, including consistent enforcement across online and offline operations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_domestic_context\"><\/span>The domestic context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The draft is a product of China\u2019s 15th Five-Year Plan, which covers 2026 to 2030 and specifically calls for stronger oversight of platform companies\u2019 data, algorithms, traffic rules, and operating practices. In April, SAMR\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/large-cap\/26\/04\/51891124\/ghost-deliveries-busted-chinas-massive-crackdown-hits-meituan-alibaba-and-pinduoduo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">fined Alibaba, JD.com, PDD Holdings, Meituan, and ByteDance\u2019s Douyin<\/a>\u00a0a combined 3.6 billion yuan ($528 million) for failing to block unqualified food delivery merchants.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has also summoned a dozen internet companies over aggressive price competition as part of its \u201canti-involution\u201d campaign, a term the government uses for self-destructive price wars that erode profits without producing innovation. The e-commerce law amendments would give regulators a formal legal basis for interventions they are already making informally.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_overseas_shield\"><\/span>The overseas shield<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The most novel provisions concern international cooperation and what the draft calls \u201c<em>countermeasures<\/em>\u201d to protect the \u201c<em>lawful rights and interests<\/em>\u201d of Chinese enterprises operating abroad. The language is deliberately broad, but the targets are specific.<\/p>\n<p>The EU fined Temu \u20ac200 million\u00a0under the Digital Services Act for selling unsafe products to European consumers. On 1 July, the EU abolished the \u20ac150 de minimis exemption that had allowed Temu, Shein, and AliExpress to ship low-value goods duty-free into Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the damage has been more severe. The Trump administration ended the $800 de minimis exemption for Chinese imports in May 2025, imposing a 54% tariff or $100 flat fee on packages that previously entered duty-free.<\/p>\n<p>Temu has reportedly lost more than half of its daily US users since the policy took effect.<\/p>\n<p>The draft amendments would formalise what earlier regulations hinted at.\u00a0China has been building data governance frameworks\u00a0designed to be exported alongside its digital infrastructure, and in March a revised Foreign Trade Law took effect with expanded provisions for trade countermeasures and national security.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platform_economy_two_directions\"><\/span>Platform economy, two directions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The amendments attempt to do two things at once. Domestically, they bring more of the platform economy under formal regulation, closing gaps that allowed companies to\u00a0operate in grey areas\u00a0between existing laws.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally, they signal that Beijing will use legal tools to support its platforms\u2019 overseas expansion, even as those platforms face mounting regulatory action in Europe and trade barriers in the United States. The draft\u2019s provisions on \u201c<em>compatibility<\/em>\u201d between Chinese and international e-commerce standards suggest Beijing wants its rules to shape global norms, not merely comply with them.<\/p>\n<p>Whether a law designed to tighten control at home can simultaneously serve as a shield abroad is the central tension the draft does not resolve. The public consultation period runs for 30 days, and the final version could look quite different from what was published on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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