After 13 years of discussion, the anti-monopoly law of the People's Republic of China was promulgated in August 2007 and entered into force a year later. During the legislative process, a particular challenge was to determine the goal of competition law in China. This challenge can be best illustrated by the merger control policy under the Chinese anti-monopoly law, which has been formulated by taking into account economic goals, as well as various social and political considerations. This book takes a comparative perspective in investigating to what extent competition goals may influence...