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The Dragon Rises: China’s Merger Control Regime One Year On
Summer 2009
Coming into effect with the Olympic fanfare of August 2008, the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) of the People’s Republic of China is now settling into the mundane world of case-specific analysis and decision. The approaching anniversary of the AML’s effective date provides an opportunity to review how the AML has developed during these first 12 months.
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