White House sounds alert on inbound Chinese investment
白宫要求从严审查外国对美投资
President Joe Biden has urged his administration to pay close attention to inbound investment deals involving critical technologies such as semiconductors, as part of a continuing effort to address security threats from China.
乔•拜登(Joe Biden)总统敦促他领导的美国行政当局密切关注涉及半导体等关键技术的外资投资交易。此举是应对来自中国的安全威胁的持续努力的一部分。
Biden on Thursday issued an executive order aimed at boosting scrutiny of deals involving foreign companies in high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology. It was aimed at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, an inter-agency panel that vets inbound investment for security risks.
拜登周四发布行政命令，旨在加强对人工智能、量子计算和生物技术等高科技行业涉及外国公司的交易的审查。这道行政令被发给负责审查外来投资安全风险的跨部门委员会——美国外国投资委员会(CFIUS)。
白宫要求从严审查外国对美投资
Janet Yellen, the US Treasury secretary who chairs the Cfius process, said the executive order would sharpen the government’s focus on protecting national security while maintaining an open investment policy.
统领CFIUS流程的美国财政部长珍妮特•耶伦(Janet Yellen)表示，该行政令将加强政府对保护国家安全的关注，同时保持开放的投资政策。
