Judge’s language skills also on trial in Chinese antitrust case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a U.S. judge prepares to face a Chinese puzzle in a rare antitrust trial, one skill in particular stands him in good stead – his ability to speak Chinese. The class action lawsuit was filed by vitamin C purchasers who claimed that the Chinese manufacturers had fixed prices. The antitrust trial, due to begin on February 25, would be the first to involve Chinese corporate defendants, said lawyers involved in the case. It also marks the first time the Chinese government has filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief in a U.S. court. …