Activision Blizzard China rejected application for the simplified review of the takeover

According to the current reports, China is stated to have actually rejected the application for streamlined submission to review the planned Activision Blizzard takeover by Microsoft. Traders who described 2 different reports that flowed on Friday report that China's state authority for market policy (State Administration for Market Regulation, Same) turned down the application.

Hence, China could also start a phase 2 evaluation. Microsoft has already responded to phase 2 evaluations of the EU, the allegation of bias was rejected by the EU according to criticism of players and even Bobby Kick composed an open letter in which one revealed that whatever would go according to plan.