U.S. Department
of Justice
Joint Dialogue Between U.S. and Chinese
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole met with the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Hu Zucai on Monday, September 24, 2012. From left to right: Acting Assistant Attorney General Joseph Wayland, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and NDRC Chairman Hu Zucai.
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Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Joseph Wayland and FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz with Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Gao Hucheng and State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) Vice Minister Teng Ji
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Today's meeting was the first joint dialogue between the U.S. Antitrust Agencies and the Chinese Antimonopoly Agencies since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the five agencies on July 27, 2011.
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Officials from the U.S. and Chinese agencies discussed promoting competition in a global economy and various aspects of general civil and criminal antitrust enforcement. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed between U.S. and Chinese antitrust agencies on July 27, 2011, provides for periodic high-level consultation among all five agencies.
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Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Joseph Wayland and FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at the first joint dialogue meeting between the U.S. and Chinese competition agencies.
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Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Gao Hucheng and State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) Vice Minister Teng Jiacai at the joint dialogue in Washington, D.C.
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Representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission at the high level joint dialogue between competition agencies in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. and Chinese officials at the high level joint dialogue between competition agencies in Washington, D.C.
Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague for the Department of Justice
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Joseph Wayland participated in high level meetings with FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and officials from China's three antitrust agencies - Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Gao Hucheng, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Hu Zucai and State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) Vice Minister Teng Jiacai. The meetings took place at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.