China Cautions Germany Over Aixtron-Deal Halt
2016年11月2日 - 6:50PM
Dow Jones News
BEIJING—China has warned that Germany's decision to withdraw
approval for a Chinese acquisition of chip maker Aixtron SE could
hurt bilateral economic ties, and said German concerns about
Chinese takeovers are unwarranted.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, a spokesman for China's
Commerce Ministry expressed hope that Germany's decision was "an
isolated case" and not a change in policy.
Such a move "would be detrimental to the healthy development of
bilateral investment and economic cooperation between China and
Germany," the ministry spokesman, Shen Danyang, said at a news
briefing.
Germany's economics ministry on Oct. 21 halted a €670 million
($741 million) purchase of Aixtron by the German unit of China's
Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP. The deal will go through a
fresh regulatory review, though German authorities have declined to
say how long that could take.
Berlin's decision underscored growing unease over a swelling
tide of Chinese investments in Germany and other markets. Chinese
officials have played down those concerns.
Mr. Shen acknowledged concerns in Germany about Chinese
investment and acquisitions potentially "resulting in technology
and job transfers." Such anxiety, he said, was "unnecessary."
"While Chinese investment in Germany has grown relatively
quickly, the overall volume still isn't large," Mr. Shen said.
He said Beijing respects the rights of other governments to
review foreign takeovers, but wants to see "fair treatment" for all
investors. "We hope that the relevant German parties can rationally
and objectively deal with enterprises and their commercial
activities," he said.
Write to Chun Han Wong at chunhan.wong@wsj.com
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