Zijing Wu(@zijing_wu):FT scoop: China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4b takeover of ABB’s robotics division * NDRC informed Softbank the decision in a recent change of heart * China is ABB's biggest market for robotics, mostly made in China. Co employs ~12,700 in the country

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Zijing Wu@zijing_wu

2026.11.05 03:47

FT scoop: China blocks SoftBank’s $5.4b takeover of ABB’s robotics division * NDRC informed Softbank the decision in a recent change of heart * China is ABB's biggest market for robotics, mostly made in China. Co employs ~12,700 in the country