CFIUS
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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 it could not
obtain approval from CFIUS.
In March of this year, the South Korean
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/117th-congress/senate-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-introduces-bill-to-increase-scrutiny-over-chinese-investments-on-u-s-soil]
is designed "to review
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
CFIUS Notices from Chinese Purchasers See Relative Decline in 2020
On July 26, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an
interagency body that reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment
in the United States to determine the effect on national security, released its
annual report
[https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/206/CFIUS-Public-Annual-Report-CY-2020.pdf]
to Congress for