A logo of Sharp Corp is seen above Chinese tourists standing outside an electronics retail store in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
TOKYO/TAIPEI: A late hitch to Foxconn's takeover of Japan's struggling Sharp Corp brought simmering distrust between the two close to boiling point, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The two companies have eyed each other warily since Foxconn founder and billionaire Terry Gou pulled out of a planned capital tie-up and strategic partnership with Sharp in 2012.
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