China says EU's JD.com probe amounts to 'improper extraterritorial jurisdiction'
China says EU's JD.com probe amounts to 'improper extraterritorial jurisdiction' BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China on Wednesday ordered entities not to implement or assist with the European Union's investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com 9618.HK under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The EU probe constituted "improper extraterritorial jurisdiction," China said.
(Reporting by Yukun Zhang, Xiuhao Chen and Liz Lee. Editing by Mark Potter)
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