Robot maker Yaskawa targets US as rival gains in China
TOKYO -- Japanese industrial robot maker Yaskawa Electric is seeking to pave a path to growth in the U.S. as the rise of a Chinese peer squeezes its earnings in the key market of China.
At the company's most recent quarterly earnings presentation, Yaskawa President Masahiro Ogawa issued a grim assessment of China's business environment.
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