“Partner and head of Pillar Legal’s Shanghai office Chao Yu was quoted in the South China Morning Post article, “China antitrust: inquiry into the merger of video game streamers Huya, DouYu puts spotlight on Tencent”. The story discusses how a review by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation of the merger between China’s two biggest video game live-streaming platforms focuses on the concentration in market power that the merger would give to Tencent Holdings (“Tencent”).

Chao spoke on how Tencent’s intellectual property rights require authorities to strike a delicate balance to resolve potential antitrust concerns.”