With the increasing importance of digital platforms as an infrastructure for the digital modernization of industry,the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is moving a comprehensive, but more flexible, model for their regulation. The distinctivefeatures of this model include the requirement to ensure interoperability of large platforms, interoperability of socialnetworks and mobile payments, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by platforms, and three-way interaction betweenAI developers, platform operators, and inspection authorities. This article presents the results of monitoring the key decisionsof the Chinese leadership in changing the regulatory model for digital platforms in recent years, as well as analyzing thePRCʼs policy of regulating digital platforms in three key areas – competition protection, ex ante regulation, and consumerand personal data protection.

the article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme

This article was submitted on 15.04.2024.