Couples of months have passed since the spread of news about the merger of Sina and Focus Media, and opinions vary on how the Ministry of Commerce will conduct the anti-monopoly examination and on the time limit of the examination. Recently, National Business Daily interviewed Mr. Chambers Yang, a Senior Lawyer of Shanghai, for his ideas. Mr. Yang gave a detailed introduction on the extraterritorial effect of the Anti-monopoly Law, the procedure and period of the examination by the Ministry of Commerce and the possibility of different decisions conducted. Besides, he also presented related legal requirements on information disclosure, foreign investment, access of industry, etc.