U.S. Seeks to Heighten Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in Tech, Infra, Data

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Post by hodgesrm » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 5:09 PM UTC

U.S. Seeks to Heighten Scrutiny of Foreign Investment in Tech, Infra, Data
wsj.com

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Post by excalibur » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 5:30 PM UTC

U.S. ignores open barn door, proposes tighter regulation of cattle feed.

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Post by snagglegaggle » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 5:57 PM UTC

excalibur wrote: post #2

U.S. ignores open barn door, proposes tighter regulation of cattle feed.

Which is the open door?

I can see a few reasons for taking this approach, the most mundane of which is the federal government actually has clear authority to regulate investment and existing regulatory frameworks to draw from.

Trying to regulate technology with ITAR or arms export laws is I think more likely to receive backlash to the point of facing constitutional challenge. The finance laws also probably risk this, but a lot less.

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Post by xurias » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:02 PM UTC

This is like...two decades too late. China has their fingers in everything now.

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Post by jaypeg25 » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:24 PM UTC

Odd that this is being posted now. The article is a month and a half old and comments on the proposed regs were due nearly 2 weeks ago. I was actually thinking it's weird that I haven't seen much talk about this here - it's a huge issue, but has barely gotten mainstream discussion.

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Post by mbesto » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:38 PM UTC

This is a serious f'n problem, and I'm glad it's finally being recognized.

When I see PE groups in China outbidding their Western counterparts by absurd multiples, it just reeks of ulterior motives.

EDIT: Spelling police got me.

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Post by yonaguska » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:49 PM UTC

I wonder, given the current administration, if this is partly driven by the allegations against the Clinton Foundation concerning the Skolkovo Institute.

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Post by commandlinefan » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:49 PM UTC

mbesto wrote: post #6

This is a serious f'n problem, and I'm glad it's finally being recognized. When I see PE groups in China outbidding their Western counterparts by absurd multiples, it just reeks of ulterior motives. EDIT: Spelling police got me.

> wreaks of

you mean "reeks" (i.e. "smells", usually bad). It might wreak havoc on the U.S. economy, but it can only "reek" of ulterior motives.

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Post by mlindner » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:51 PM UTC

Does anyone have a non-paywalled variant? I can't view it.

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Post by tlb » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:52 PM UTC

mbesto wrote: post #6

This is a serious f'n problem, and I'm glad it's finally being recognized. When I see PE groups in China outbidding their Western counterparts by absurd multiples, it just reeks of ulterior motives. EDIT: Spelling police got me.

High bids are not strong evidence of ulterior motives. They reflect the fact that many US companies prefer not to take on foreign investors, so those investors have to bid much higher to get the deal.