A Longer Time but Light Touch: SAMR Shows New Approach in Approving Two High-Profile Horizontal Mergers

China’s antitrust agency has demonstrated a new approach in investigating two recent closely watched horizontal mergers—one that involves an extended review timeline paired with a light- touch behavioral remedy fix, some antitrust lawyers and experts told The Capitol Forum

Published on Oct 23, 2026

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