The Chinese Supreme Court has called for stricter regulation and punishment of China’s huge Internet platforms when it comes to anti-competitive business practices and big data abuses. On 29 October the Supreme Court issued the “Opinions Concerning Strengthening Assessment Work of Intellectual Property Rights in a New Era and Providing Vigorous Judicial Services and Protections for the Creation of a Great Intellectual Property Rights Power” (??????????????????????????????????????). The Opinions call for strengthening anti-trust law and laws against inappropriate competition, as well as strengthening laws and regulations in relation to monopolistic conduct by Internet platforms. They specifically call for “strict punishment” of…