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China's SAMR flags first platform-sector sub-threshold merger probe

By MLex Staff ( February 12, 2026, 08:42 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top merger-control regulator has for the first time opened an investigation into a below-threshold deal in the internet-platform sector, calling in Meituan’s acquisition of Maiyatian. The disclosure came as the country issued its first public-utilities antitrust guidance, adding language on data- and algorithm-driven monopoly conduct.China’s top merger-control regulator has for the first time opened an investigation into a below-threshold deal in the internet-platform sector, calling in Meituan’s acquisition of Maiyatian. The disclosure came as the country issued its first public-utilities antitrust guidance, adding language on data- and algorithm-driven monopoly conduct....

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