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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Linde AG LING.DE said on Sunday that it had received approval for its proposed $83 billion merger with Praxair PX.N from the Chinese antitrust authorities.

Linde and U.S.-based Praxair are in the process of selling additional assets in an attempt to win approval for the tie-up by an Oct. 24 deadline from regulators in the United States, South Korea and the European Union.