# China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals

- Source: NYT Business
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:23:03+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/business/softbank-robotics-china-block.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/china-blocks-softbank-s-5-4-billion-robotics-takeover-impeding-foreign-465771/

Chinese authorities stopped the sale of ABB Robotics, owned by a Swiss conglomerate, to SoftBank of Japan amid wider scrutiny of global transactions that could affect Beijing’s technology ambitions.

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