China Mobile scraps Far EasTone acquisition

Four years after it agreed to buy a 12% stake in the Taiwan mobile operator, China Mobile gives up the wait for regulatory approval.

China Mobile has terminated its proposed acquisition of a 12% stake in Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications that was announced almost four years ago, or rather it has allowed the agreement to lapse after failing to obtain regulatory approval, the Chinese telecom operator said in a statement yesterday.

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