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Shell's BG deal will test China's pledge on anti-trust transparency

Beijing unlikely to raise objections after criticism over Glencore-Xstrata case: observers

Published Fri, Apr 10, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Hong Kong

ROYAL Dutch Shell's US$70 billion bid for BG Group will put to the test a pledge by China's antitrust regime to be more transparent, after it faced strong criticism last year from the United States and Europe.

China's nascent competition law has become one of the biggest wildcards for large cross-border deals in recent years, particularly where natural resources are concerned.

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