Podcast #14: CFIUS and its Impact on Chinese Investment in the US
August 14, 2020 | BY
Vincent ChowRecent reforms to the U.S. foreign investment review body's powers have contributed to a sharp drop in outbound Chinese investment to the U.S.
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With news about Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok dominating headlines, attention is being paid once again to the government body at the center of reviewing inbound foreign investment into the U.S., the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). In this episode, Jeremy Zucker and Darshak Dholakia delve into the CFIUS review process and its implications for Chinese investors; the history of the CFIUS review; recent reforms bolstering its powers; the unusualness of the TikTok case; as well as concrete data showing the practical impact of CFIUS on outbound Chinese investment into the U.S.