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Publications: Jack Nicastro

April 30, 2026

China Blocks Tech Acquisitions to Weaken America. The US Shouldn’t Follow Suit.

It is easy to be frustrated with the Chinese government and its use of merger and acquisition controls to limit the competitive advantage of American tech firms. But many policymakers in the West have enabled China’s success by weaponizing antitrust and competition laws to kill pro-competitive deals by Big Tech firms.

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