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The Employment Impact of Chinese Investment in the United States
The recent uptick in Chinese acquisitions in the United States has rekindled old fears about the political and economic impacts of foreign investment. A particular concern is that Chinese investments...
View ArticleRalls vs. CFIUS: What Are the Implications for Chinese Investment?
Last week President Obama issued an Executive Order requiring Chinese-controlled Ralls Corporation to abandon a wind farm project near a military base in Oregon and divest all related assets. This is...
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Chinese Direct Investment in California
California is at the forefront of China’s beginning investment boom in the United States. The Golden State attracted 156 deals from 2000 to 2011, one quarter of all Chinese investments in the United...
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Chinese FDI in the United States: Q3 2012 Update
At the beginning of 2012, many observers predicted a dismal year for Chinese investment in the United States, pointing to the economic volatility and major political events in both countries. However...
View ArticleEmployment Impacts of Chinese Investment in the United States
Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States has reached an inflection point. Since 2009, FDI flows have increased rapidly, growing from an annual average of around 30 deals worth less...
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Chinese FDI in the US in 2012
2012 was a record year for Chinese investment in the United States. Chinese firms completed U.S. deals worth $6.5 billion, a 12% increase from the previous record of $5.8 billion in 2010. This new...
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Foreign Investment in China: A Tale of Two Statistics
One of the indicators China bears followed in 2012 to gauge falling confidence in the Chinese economy was the apparent decline in foreign direct investment (FDI). Statistics published by China’s...
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Chinese FDI in the United States: Q4 2012 Update
Foreign direct investment in the United States has dropped dramatically in 2012 on the back of structural adjustments in Europe and uncertainty about the US economic outlook. While still at a...
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The EU-China Investment Relationship: From a One-Way to a Two-Way Street
Over the past decade China has become one of Europe’s most important economic partners. In 2011 bilateral trade flows totaled €430 billion, four times higher than just ten years ago. In addition to...
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Chinese Investment: Europe vs. the United States
Chinese direct investment in the United States and Europe has grown fast since 2008. In the past two years, Europe has attracted twice as much investment as the US as Chinese investors seized...
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China’s Globalization 2.0
Many countries have long felt China’s economic rise through growing imports, a substantial trade deficit, and government-directed investment to recycle ballooning foreign-exchange reserves. However,...
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China’s International Investment Position: An Update
The People’s Bank of China just released new data on the nation’s International Investment Position (IIP) at year-end 2012. This note summarizes important changes to China’s external balance sheet in...
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Chinese FDI in the United States: Q1 2013 Update
After a weak fourth quarter 2012, FDI transactions by Chinese firms in the US are trending up again, and with more than $10 billion worth of deals announced or pending the pipeline is stronger than...
View ArticleThe Danger of Politicized Foreign Investment Reviews
At their Sunnylands summit this week, President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping are sure to discuss American attitudes toward Chinese investment in the United States. The announced takeover of...
View ArticleThe Danger of Politicized Foreign Investment Reviews
At their Sunnylands summit this week, President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping are sure to discuss American attitudes toward Chinese investment in the United States. The announced takeover of...
View ArticleEmployment Impacts of Chinese Investment in the United States
Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States has reached an inflection point. Since 2009, FDI flows have increased rapidly, growing from an annual average of around 30 deals worth less...
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Chinese FDI in the United States: Q2 2013 Update
Last week, China and the United States agreed to enter negotiations on a bilateral investment agreement (BIT). China’s readiness to negotiate an agreement that encompass all industries and all stages...
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A New Momentum for FDI Reforms in China
In July, China surprised observers by agreeing to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty with the United States including all sectors and stages of investment. And last week, China’s cabinet pushed...
View ArticleWashington’s Gridlock and Foreign Investment
The government shutdown and frequent political log-jams in Washington have caused concern about the attractiveness of US government securities to foreign investors. With the immediate default averted...
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Chinese Participation in US Infrastructure
The United States is poised to undertake the most significant expansion and modernization of its infrastructure since the 1950s. Unlike previous infrastructure booms, this new period is taking place in...
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