Nidec to set up motor R&D site in China amid Sino-US tensions

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Japanese company Nidec will set up a new electric motor research and development facility in China.

SHUNTARO FUKUTOMI and SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writers

KYOTO/DALIAN -- Nidec, the world's largest motor manufacturer, will set up a new research and development facility in China for drive motors used in electric vehicles, Nikkei has learned, hoping to counter risks arising from Sino-U.S. tensions and also take in Chinese demand.

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