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SAMR backs mergers to curb “involution-style” competition

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The antitrust cop (SAMR) is pitching consolidation as a cure for the price wars endemic across China's industrial economy. On June 30, SAMR issued a notice launching a six-month "special action" to sharpen merger-control oversight. The action explicitly aims to "support companies using M&A and r...