The discussion of U.S. legislative or executive action on outbound investment screening, with a focus on American investments in China, is heating up.

At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, a Republican Congressman pressed several banking executives about their willingness to do business with China.

At a hearing on "Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security" last week, several U.S. Senators pressed a TikTok official on various issues related to TikTok's practices on data privacy and security.

At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of the House of Representatives and expert witnesses discussed U.S.-Taiwan trade relations and opportunities.

A U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing last month that focused on Chinese "Gray Zone Coercion in the Indo-Pacific."

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing today for agriculture negotiator Douglas McKalip, and during the hearing McKalip brought up the issue of Chinese restrictions on urea and similar products.

At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today, U.S. Senators offered their views on, and asked Biden administration officials about, issues such as China's trade measures against Lithuania and telecoms competition around the world.