As the Canadian Parliament debates an amended version of its investment screening legislation, concerns about Chinese investment have been prominent, especially from the Conservative opposition.

At a recent campaign event, Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley commented on Chinese investment in the U.S., and her answer provided a sense of the difficulty such investments will likely encounter going forward.

On Friday, the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet announced that, based on its review of the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin, it would not vary or cancel a 99 year lease of the Port to Chinese company Landbridge Group.

During Chilean President Gabriel Boric's state trip to China this week, the two governments signed multiple deals, indicating further collaboration in lithium, trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, and industrial investment.

Two Chinese battery materials makers recently announced investment plans in Europe and Africa to meet the growing global demand.

A publication specializing in news about investment arbitration has reported that litigation over Chinese investments in Mexican lithium mining might be in the works after the Mexican government cancelled concessions held by a Chinese company's Mexican subsidiaries.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange released a report on 2022 China's outbound investment. They also updated FDI data over the first eight months of 2023.