BEIJING AP – Foreign companies face rising economic nationalism in China and are watching Coca-Cola’s bid for a Chinese juice producer to see whether regulators are swayed by politics, a European business group said Tuesday.
Coca-Cola Co.’s $2.5 billion offer last week for China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. has sparked criticism in China over the sale of a leading brand to foreigners. State media say the bid must undergo a review under a one-month-old Chinese anti-monopoly law.