Navigating Inbound Chinese Investment Through CFIUS
There are numerous macroeconomic and commercial reasons for the large amount of Chinese investment in the United States over recent years, yet the prevailing suspicion within some Washington circles and among Americans more broadly is that Chinese investment in U.S. companies is either unfair—considering that U.S. companies may not have the same opportunities in China—or even threatening. Over the past several years, the growth of Chinese investment in the United States has been controversial, which is reflected in the critical attention being paid to Chinese investment by Congress and the media, as well as by scrutiny from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), which reviews inbound foreign investment that may pose a risk to national security.