CFIUS
Total 50 Posts
U.S. Treasury Nominee for Investment Security Position Weighs In on China Issues
At a Senate hearing last week on the nomination of Paul Rosen to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security, there was some discussion of the U.S. investment screening process as it relates to China, and Rosen emphasized that he takes the threat from China seriously.
U.S. Autonomous Trucking Company Begins To Sever Ties with China After CFIUS Review
After a national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) related to its partial ownership by Chinese investors, TuSimple, an American maker of autonomous trucks, may be moving towards a clearer separation of its U.S. and Chinese operations.
Chinese Ownership of U.S. Light Aircraft Company Passes CFIUS Review
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently reviewed and approved a transaction involving a significant Chinese investment stake in a small U.S. producer of recreational planes. This piece examines the background of the transaction and implications from the CFIUS decision.
Chinese Purchase of Korean Semiconductor Company Rejected in CFIUS Review
In mid-September, we wrote about
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/cfius-and-korean-government-finishing-up-security-review-of-chinese-purchase-of-korean-semiconductor-company/]
a CFIUS review of a proposed purchase of a South Korean semiconductor company by
a Chinese equity fund. The purchase has now been cancelled, as
U.S. Senators Introduce New Bill to Broaden CFIUS
On November 2, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced
a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS) to review foreign investments where sensitive personal
information is involved.
The bill, S. 3130
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/
Senator Introduces Bill To "Increase Scrutiny over Chinese Investments on U.S. Soil"
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has introduced the Exposing China’s Belt and Road
Investment in America Act of 2021
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/7/7/7761c7c8-1f5b-4b82-b32e-59d86cee0f9a/9C39928D30260C3333F460C163265018.ros21g09.pdf]
, which he said
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2021/10/kennedy-
CFIUS and Korean Government Finishing up Security Review of Chinese Purchase of Korean Semiconductor Company
Based on a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
(CFIUS), President Biden may soon issue a decision to block the purchase of a
South Korean semiconductor company by a Chinese equity fund due to national
security concerns, although the outcome is still uncertain at this