With the increasing importance of digital platforms as an infrastructure for the digital modernization of industry, China is moving towards a comprehensive, but more flexible, model for their regulation. The distinctive features of this model include the requirement to ensure interoperability of large platforms, interoperability of social networks and mobile payments, the use of artificial intelligence by platforms, and three-way interaction between AI developers, platform operators, and inspection authorities. This article presents the results of monitoring the key decisions of the Chinese leadership in changing the regulatory model for digital platforms in recent years, as well as analyzing the PRC's policy of regulating digital platforms in three key areas - competition protection, ex-ante regulation, and consumer and 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.