Trump’s new executive order reinforces the measures to protect the national security of the United States, limiting Chinese investments in strategic sectors, which intensifies economic tensions between the two countries.
The President Donald Trump He signed a new executive order on Friday, which instructs the Foreign Investment Committee in the United States (CFIUS) to limit Chinese investments in key sectors for national security. According to a White House official, this measure aims to balance the promotion of foreign investment with the protection of United States security interests, particularly against perceived threats of foreign adversaries such as China.
The statement underlines whatand China has been taking advantage of US capital and innovation to strengthen its military capacitiesof intelligence and security, which represents a direct challenge to the national security of the US your own strategic interests.
Through this directive, the Trump administration is also considering new restrictions on US investments in key technologies that could benefit China, including areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, biotechnology and aerospace.
China’s response
For its part, the China Ministry of Commerce rejected the measure, accusing the United States of politicizing the economy and using it as a geopolitical tool. In a statement, Beijing said he will continue to monitor the situation and take the necessary actions to protect his legitimate interests.
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This action is part of a context of growing economic tensions between the two powers, after Trump increased tariffs on Chinese imports in their first days of mandate. Since then, Chinese investments in the United States have decreased considerably, going from 46,000 million dollars in 2016 to less than 5,000 million in 2022, according to Rhodium Group.
Regarding the property of agricultural land, the report indicates that foreign entities have about 43 million agricultural land acres in the US., Which represents almost 2% of the total. Of this figure, China is responsible for more than 141,645 hectares in 27 states.
Source: Ambito
