Obama set to block Aixtron sale to Chinese fund: Bloomberg


  • TECH
  • Friday, 02 Dec 2016

Set to block: US President Barack Obama is poised to block the sale of German chip equipment maker Aixtron to China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund, Bloomberg reported. — Reuters

US President Barack Obama is poised to block the sale of German chip equipment maker Aixtron to China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund (FGC), Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

Obama, on Dec 2, is expected to uphold the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' (CFIUS) recommendation that Aixtron's sale to the Chinese investment fund be stopped, Bloomberg said, citing sources.

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