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China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion bid for ABB's robotics unit

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Event date
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Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Spain, Japan, Singapore, United States
English, Spanish, Japanese
Countries concerned
China
Economy & energy · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (80%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 80%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 20%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by startupfortune.com (United States), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion bid for ABB's robotics unit
    startupfortune.comUnknownUnited States → ChinaEnglish
  2. Softbank’s $5.4 bln takeover of ABB robotics unit blocked by China- FT
    sg.finance.yahoo.comÉtats-UnisUnited States → ChinaEnglish
  3. China blocks SoftBank’s US$5.4 billion takeover of engineering group ABB’s robotics division
    The Straits TimesSingapourSingapore → ChinaEnglish
  4. China prohíbe a SoftBank comprar la rama de robótica de ABB por 5.375 millones de dólares
    businessinsider.esUnknownSpain → ChinaSpanish
  5. 中国、ソフトバンクGのABBロボティクス買収を阻止へ 約8,500億円案件に暗雲
    finance.biggo.jpPTJapan → ChinaJapanese