UPDATE 1-Google executive chairman expects U.S. approval of Lenovo-Motorola deal
February 03, 2014 at 21:12 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expressed confidence on Monday that Lenovo Inc would gain approval from U.S. regulators to buy Google's Motorola smart-phone hardware business in what would be China's biggest technology acquisition to date.
