Last week, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order that clarifies and refines the enforcement of investment screening by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). While the Biden administration made efforts to insist that China was not the target, there was a widespread sense that China

An EU-Indonesia WTO dispute over Indonesian export restrictions on nickel ore has a close connection to Chinese investment in the Indonesian nickel processing sector. A recent statement by the Indonesian President suggests Indonesia is likely to lose the WTO litigation, but even so, their goal with the policy seems to

A new European Commission report on its investment screening process shows a slight decrease in the number of European investments by Chinese entities.

Chile has long been considered a relatively free market-oriented bastion in South America, with more openness to foreign investment and trade than most countries on the continent. In recent years, though, there have been rising protests from the left against existing economic policies, with concerns raised about inequality and unfairness.

Last week, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) asked for more information from Chinese company Fufeng in relation to its proposed wet corn mill development in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Mexican government is moving towards more state involvement in the mining of its natural resources, including lithium. This policy shift will have implications for Chinese companies that have signed lithium mining contracts in Mexico.

A Toronto and London-based company with ties to China that licenses its technology to chipmakers received regulatory clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to acquire a U.S.-based semiconductor IP developer.