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Comment: Cisco, Acacia spat hinges on Chinese regulator's views on claimed approval notice

By Yonnex Li
  • 11 Jan 2021 04:12
  • 11 Jan 2021 04:12
While a US court attempts to figure out whether a notice that Cisco claimed to have received from China's antitrust regulator constitutes an approval, one must not forget that the State Administration for Market Regulation has the final say about whether the notice is truly a go-ahead. If SAMR disagrees, it

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Yonnex Li

Chief Correspondent, Greater China


Yonnex has an MA in Journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, after obtaining a BA in Translation at the same university. At MLex, she writes extensively on antitrust developments in the Greater China region, including investigations, court cases and merger control of international transactions. Prior to joining MLex, she worked as a reporter at the English division of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, providing coverage and analysis on China's banking sector, asset management industry as well as currency and financial reforms.

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