China’s top antitrust regulator said Tuesday it had “unconditionally approved” Tencent’s plan to take private Sogou, China’s second-largest search engine after Baidu. The blessing from the State Administration of Market Regulation sent Tencent’s shares in Hong Kong up 3.7% on Wednesday. The deal, valued at approximately $2 billion, was first announced in July 2020. [SAMR press release, in Chinese]