Chinese companies have become major targets of the CFIUS review process in recent years. This may continue or escalate if Congress passes the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act.

To what extent are CFIUS decisions influenced by the Trump administration’s policy preferences? And how will a more aggressive CFIUS impact U.S.-China trade and Chinese investment in the United States over the medium-to-long term?

Software maker Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) is backing bipartisan legislation that aims to toughen foreign investment rules amid increasing concern over Chinese efforts

President Obama became the first president in 22 years to issue a formal order blocking a foreign investment into the United States on national security grounds when he stopped a Chinese company from investing in a small Oregon wind farm. Such actions only reinforce the idea that China faces additional, unfair scrutiny when attempting to invest in the US.