China quizzes Microsoft over anti-trust findings

China’s industry and commerce regulator has asked Microsoft to explain “major issues” that it says have come to light from digital data obtained as part of an anti-trust investigation.

The State Administration of Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, did not say exactly what issues it was querying but the request appeared to be part of an investigation into the US software titan over its Windows operating system launched in 2014.

The company must submit a complete explanation following the inquiry, the SAIC said in a statement posted on its website.