Obama blocks Aixtron sale

The president of the United States has blocked the sale of German chip equipment maker Aixtron to China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund.

It follows an assessment by the U.S. government who claim the deal could have posed a risk to national security.

US correspondent Frances Read reports:

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