SAMR, In Anti-Corruption Push, Double-Checks Case Handlers’ Work, Likely Delaying Merger and Conduct Reviews

Published on Dec 22, 2021

China’s antitrust agency, under pressure from a government anti-corruption watchdog, is double-checking senior staff’s work and more generally increasing supervision of its workforce, which could lead to delays in merger and conduct reviews, attorneys said. On Tuesday, the chief inspector of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection’s (CCDI) Office to the State Administration for […]

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