A defiant message

China's rejection of Coca-Cola's bid for Huiyuan Juice on anti-monopoly grounds stirred debate on protectionism, and raised unwarranted concerns about future M&A activity in the country

20 minute readApril 16, 2009 at 12:57 AM

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By Stephen Mulrenan.

The blocked Coke deal has created a storm in a juice cup China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) announced its much anticipated ruling on Coca-Cola's bid for the country's top juice maker Huiyuan in March. But the vitriolic response that

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