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U.S. and China Discuss Faster Approvals for Certain Investments
An agreement being finalized in Beijing this week would create a board to pre-approve Chinese investments into non-strategic, non-sensitive U.S. companies and prevent referrals to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the plan after meeting his Chinese counterpart in Seoul. Chinese investment in the U.S.
May 14, 1:49 PM·1m read1 source
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U.S. companies would receive fast-tracked regulatory approval under an agreement being ironed out in Beijing this week. , Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNBC.
Bessent met with his Chinese counterpart in Seoul earlier this week. ” The comments contradict what Amb. Jamieson Greer told Semafor last month. The “board of investment” being discussed “isn’t about CFIUS,” Greer said.
“It doesn’t affect that. U.S. has fallen from $56 billion in 2016 to less than $4 billion in 2025. U.S.
Semafor reported the details of the emerging agreement on May 14, 2026, at 1:49pm EDT. The story was written by Liz Hoffman and Eleanor Mueller.
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