Sept 14 — At a State Council Information Office briefing on SME receivables, the
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said it will deepen
coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the
PBOC to establish information‑sharing on payment abuses. SAMR said it will press
large firms that draw frequent SME complaints to rectify via interviews,
mediation and coordinated supervision. It warned that, once verified, practices
such as obscuring payment‑cutoff dates or using commercial bills and electronic
vouchers to effectively extend payment terms will be punished severely under the
anti‑unfair‑competition law; complaint channels will remain open.
