China will continue to curb monopolistic behaviours of internet platform companies and strengthen the protection of consumer privacy and data security, central bank governor Yi Gang said.

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The central bank will work with anti-monopoly authorities to prevent firms from abusing dominant market positions and actively deal with new monopoly problems, Yi said at a meeting of the Bank for International Settlements on Thursday.

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China will implement regulations that require platform companies engaged in financial business to establish financial holding companies, according to Yi’s speech published on the central bank’s website.

China has launched a regulatory crackdown on a broad rangeof industries, leaving startups and decades-old firms alikeoperating in a new, uncertain environment.