NDRC blocks SoftBank’s purchase of ABB’s China robotics business

Beijing is tightening its grip on China-developed technology. On November 5, Swiss engineering group ABB said Chinese regulators had blocked Japanese technology investor SoftBank from acquiring its robotics business in China on national security grounds. Some context: China’s antitrust regulator, th...

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