A new 120-page report has identified thousands of Department of Energy-funded research papers that were conducted in partnership with entities tied to China’s defense research and industrial base. The report blames “decades-long failures” to implement security and other measures. Details, report inside.
A new report shines a first-ever spotlight on China’s opaque lending and grant-giving activity, tracking more than 30,000 projects in 179 countries. According to the report, China’s use of exotic credit instruments and shell companies has rendered much of its portfolio invisible. Details, report inside.
It’s been seven years since FIRRMA was signed, and a group of national security experts says there is now enough data on “friction points” to make some very specific recommendations for improving CFIUS processes, making it more effective and efficient. Details, recommendation, and related report inside.
According to a survey conducted during the shutdown, the vast majority of transaction parties (90.9%) experienced significant or moderate delays with CFIUS, and many (72.8%) received no or limited communications from the Committee. With the shutdown now over, will the floodgates open?
A new report from a nonpartisan think tank has mapped out where the U.S. and European Union diverge on policies related to China. While the U.S. and Europe were largely aligned during and after the Cold War, the EU “has fallen behind the U.S. shift from engagement to balancing.” Details inside.
Last week, the European Union published its fifth annual report on foreign investment screening. Member states notified 477 investments into the FDI mechanism; the vast majority (92%) were closed within two weeks. Only 8% required in-depth security risk assessment. Details, report inside.
An international organization that promotes policies to improve economic growth has updated its FDI restrictiveness index, which compares policies across more than 100 economies. The report notes that FDI restrictions have eased over time, but the pace of liberalization is slowing down. Details, report inside.
A new 20-page report offers insights on how organizations are responding to national security compliance risks. The report found “critical gaps in both preparedness and alignment” on topics ranging from export controls and supply-chain security to fraud protection and sanctions. Details, report inside.
A new study on state legislation provides independent data on more than 140 bills and actions from 6,700 state legislators related to regulation of foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. According to the study, only 63 percent of related bills came from legislators associated with the Republican party.
A long-awaited report from the House Select Committee says that U.S. financial services firms facilitated investment of more than $6.5 billion to 63 Chinese companies that the U.S. government had red-flagged or blacklisted. The Committee is now recommending legislation to regulate that activity.
Last week, the China Select Committee completed an investigation that found five venture capital firms have invested billions into Chinese companies “that both created dangerous People’s Liberation Army weapon systems” and developed technologies for surveilling the population. Findings, report inside.