According to the news on the afternoon of May 13, today, the State Administration of market supervision and administration filed an investigation into the suspected monopoly of HowNet. In this regard, the official document of HowNet responded that it would firmly support and fully cooperate.
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Today, we firmly support and fully cooperate with the State Administration of market supervision and administration in filing an investigation into the suspected monopoly of HowNet.
The development of HowNet is inseparable from the care and love of the party and the state, the guidance and help of all sectors of society, and the trust and support of the majority of authors and readers. We will take this investigation as an opportunity to conduct profound self-examination, comprehensive self-examination, complete rectification, operate in accordance with the law, innovate the development model, assume the social responsibility of China's knowledge infrastructure, strive to build HowNet into a world-class academic resource information platform with Chinese characteristics, promote academic communication and exchange, promote national scientific and technological innovation, and provide better services for the majority of authors and readers.
Tongfangzhiwang (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd
May 13, 2022