Coca-Cola decision was reasonable

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Web-seminar listeners say Mofcom must provide more detailed statements

Pie chart showing results of a recent online poll
The regulator's decision in Coca-Cola's attempted takeover of Huiyuan Juice is “reasonably fair”, according to many practitioners, but significant fears of protectionism remain.

A live poll conducted by China Law & Practice during a recent web-seminar on the topic of China merger-control enforcement found that over 40% of listeners felt generally positive about the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's decision to block the takeover. But 39% said there was “not enough justification provided by Mofcom”, and 14% said it was “overly-protectionist”.

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