South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is also yet to approve the deal. An FTC spokesperson said a decision was likely to come next week. Chinese state security officials raided the offices of U.S. consultancies such as Bain & Company and Mintz Group this year amid growing U.S.-China geopolitical tensions. China also imposed sanctions on Micron Technology, Inc MU. In 2018, then-US president Donald Trump blocked Broadcom's $142 billion bid for chipmaker Qualcomm Inc QCOM, citing national security concerns. Broadcom subsequently relocated its headquarters to the U.S.