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China urges US to halt proposed expansion of outbound investment curbs

Global Published 24 October 2026, 19:14 · archived 24 Oct 2026

BEIJING: The Chinese commerce ministry urged the United States on Saturday to stop expanding restrictions on American investments in China, saying a proposed rule on sensitive technologies would disrupt trade ties. The US Treasury Department issued proposals on Thursday to update its outbound-investment security programme, adding biotechnology to restricted sectors and expanding coverage of high-performance computing and hypersonic systems. Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement that the proposal “discriminatorily” widened China-related investment restrictions and intensified curbs. I...

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