German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seems to be sending friendly signals toward Beijing ahead of his state visit early next month, with the latest effort being help in crafting a compromise on a Chinese company's purchase of a minority stake in a container port in Hamburg.

A proposed purchase by a Chinese company of a stake in an important German port has led to divisions within the German government, and prospects for regulatory approval are uncertain.

After protests put a halt to its mining operations, a Chinese company running a gold mine in Ecuador has brought a lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government under a China-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty.

The state of Michigan has offered a Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer a package of subsidies in order to attract an investment in battery-making facilities.

Last week, Chinese tech company ZTE moved forward on a deal with a Thai company that is intended to lead to production and innovation in the 5G sector in Thailand.

Chinese electronic vehicle (EV) maker NIO is making a big investment to secure its access to lithium, a raw material used in EV batteries.

In a letter sent to several Biden administration officials, Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) led a group of 51 Republicans in raising concerns over "the recent acquisition of farmland near a U.S. military installation by a Chinese-based manufacturer with close links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)."