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China’s Positive Comments on the Qualcomm-NXP Merger

China’s Positive Comments on the Qualcomm-NXP Merger

On December 3, the White House stated that President Trump mentioned the unapproved Qualcomm (QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors (NXP) merger during the G20 summit with President Jinping. Qualcomm had to cancel the biggest semiconductor acquisition of $44 billion in July. Qualcomm wanted to buy NXP Semiconductors because of the company’s presence in China. The acquisition could have significantly boosted Qualcomm’s sluggish revenue trend. President Jinping seems to be positive about corporate mergers. ...