The US and Europe should share info and track Chinese investment flows
China, the source of largesse especially to eastern and southern European countries, is playing one region off against the other.
TALK about a trade war between the United States and China may have overshadowed another major debate about the impact of Chinese investment, taking place on both sides of the Atlantic.
While the US Congress considers reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment of the US - CFIUS, an inter-agency committee tasked with reviewing in-bound investments for national security concerns - the European Union (EU) may move forward with a pan-European screening mechanism.
No doubt, an irked Beijing will have questions during the EU-China summit to take place in the Chinese capital on July 12-13. As China moves towards a more technology-oriented economy through its "Made in China 2025" strategy, some economists argue that the real debate should be about investment. China has set goa…
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