21-03-2018 14:01 via telecoms.com

China strikes back – reportedly wants more from Qualcomm to approve NXP deal

Qualcomm’s board benefitted from protectionism to nix the Broadcom acquisition, but is now discovering there are two sides to that game.
According to Bloomberg Chinese regulators aren’t happy with the amount of reassurance and remedies offered by Qualcomm that would somehow ‘protect’ Chinese companies if it buys NXP. This position has apparently been prompted by lobbying from Chinese firms arguing the deal could hurt them and thus should be blocked.
Now where could they h
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