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CK Hutchison deal ushers in Beijing's deterrent tactics for sensitive assets

By MLex Staff ( March 31, 2025, 08:23 GMT | Comment) -- China's early intervention in the CK Hutchison-BlackRock deal marks an escalation in its regulatory tactics, representing a new strategy aimed at deterring potentially problematic deals before they are formally finalized. The move highlights the ongoing use of the Chinese antitrust law as a weapon amid heightened China-US tensions, after the law was similarly invoked in recent probes of US giants Nvidia and Google.China's early intervention in the CK Hutchison-BlackRock deal marks an escalation in its regulatory tactics, representing a new strategy aimed at deterring potentially problematic deals before they are formally finalized....

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