preventing conditions on future bids., page-4

"The push follows Chinese company Hanlong Mining’s move to cut the price of its offer for iron ore explorer Sundance Resources because it said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) would only approve the deal if it got a “reasonable acquisition price”."

The NDRC condition is the equivalent of "I need to get approval from my wife before I can buy this Ferrari because I'm poor and only have $20k in my bank account."