China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics unit

Corroborated by 2 sources from 2 publishers

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Financial Times Companies

https://www.ft.com/content/f10c3e24-45e4-47ff-bde2-24a8de90aec4?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Bloomberg Technology

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-05/china-blocks-softbank-s-acquisition-of-abb-industrial-robot-unit