Mr. Cen’s practice focuses on antitrust/anti-unfair competition, customs and trade compliance, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. Mr. Cen has rich theoretical and practical experiences in antitrust law and has provided clients with comprehensive legal solutions and opinions with regard to antitrust investigation, litigation, concentration of undertakings, and antitrust compliance. The industries involved include internet, energy, IT, telecommunications, medicine, automobiles, etc.

Mr. Cen has kept track of the legislative dynamics and enforcement trends of antitrust law, and has produced many academic achievements and publications including Report on Competition Law and Policy of China (co-editor, 2010-2022), The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review: Chapter for China (2016-2022), and the ICC Compendium of Antitrust Damages Actions (member of the drafting group)

Social Activities:
Researcher, UIBE Competition Law Centre
Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
Member, International Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Court Proceedings in Antitrust Damages Claims
Deputy Secretary-General, Professional Committee of Competition Policy and Law of the China Society for WTO Studies (CWTO)

Dr. Qiang Xue is a partner at Jones Day. He represents clients in all aspects of antitrust law, including government investigations, merger reviews, and private litigations. His recent experience includes Bombardier Transportation's acquisition by Alstom, PotashCorp's merger-of-equals with Agrium, and high-profile investigations in the health care, semiconductor, automobile, and banking industries.

In addition, Qiang has extensive experience in competition law enforcement and government regulation out of China. He served secondments with the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission and with the Fair Trading Office of the United Kingdom in 2011 and 2012. He also worked in Jones Day's Washington, D.C. antitrust and government regulation practices (economic sanctions and export control). He recently assisted a major Chinese financial institution in a matter relating to a significant U.S. government investigation and a leading Chinese transportation company in defending a U.S. antitrust investigation. He also regularly advises clients on the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

From 2006 to 2014, Qiang held various positions in the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC), the predecessor of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR), and was involved in drafting the Anti-Monopoly Law of 2007 and many other high-profile enforcement activities.

Qiang has published numerous articles on antitrust and government regulation and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. He teaches antitrust and government regulation-related courses at Peking University and Central University of Finance and Economics. Qiang is also an expert member of the China National Corporate Compliance Committee and the Beijing Administration for Market Regulation.