China's National Security Review: a Case Study of a Supermarket Chain

October 11, 2019 | BY

Vincent Chow

China's national security review regime has largely flown under the radar since it was introduced in 2011. But a recent case involving a foreign-invested supermarket chain, the first since a revamp of the regime's regulatory structure elevated the role of China's powerful central planning agency, has put national security in the spotlight once again.

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