Playing offence: China’s battle to (merger) control semiconductors and critical technologies
Originally published in Competition Law International (June 2023), our antitrust team provides practical insights on China’s merger control review of semiconductor deals and how assurances regarding security of supply of semiconductor technologies, materials and equipment are increasingly accepted as effective “remedies” for approving deals in the face of a tricky political climate and harsher foreign export control measures. The article takes an in-depth look into the politics and antitrust assessment of semiconductor deals.
