We're now, apparently, starting to do that. It has been heating up for years, pre-Trump. We currently appear to be in a total freeze on allowing China to buy US technology assets. Which is exactly what we should be doing, until they allow US companies to operate similarly in China.
[2016] "One of the companies that first brought silicon to Silicon Valley — Fairchild Semiconductor International — said it would remain in American hands after rejecting a takeover offer worth about $2.5 billion led by Chinese state-backed buyers. Instead, Fairchild embraced a smaller bid from an American rival on Tuesday, citing concerns that federal regulators might reject the Chinese deal."
We're now, apparently, starting to do that. It has been heating up for years, pre-Trump. We currently appear to be in a total freeze on allowing China to buy US technology assets. Which is exactly what we should be doing, until they allow US companies to operate similarly in China.
[2016] "One of the companies that first brought silicon to Silicon Valley — Fairchild Semiconductor International — said it would remain in American hands after rejecting a takeover offer worth about $2.5 billion led by Chinese state-backed buyers. Instead, Fairchild embraced a smaller bid from an American rival on Tuesday, citing concerns that federal regulators might reject the Chinese deal."
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/18/business/dealbook/china-f...
And more recently, prevented or killed under the Trump era:
- Qualcomm by Broadcom (Singapore)
- Xcerra by Hubei Xinyan Equity Investment (China)
- MoneyGram by Ant Financial Services Group (China)
- Cowen by China Energy Company Limited (China)
- Aleris by Zhongwang (China)
- HERE by Navinfo (China)
- Lattice Semiconductor by Canyon Bridge (China)
- Global Eagle Entertainment by HNA Group (China)
- Novatel Wireless by TCL (China)
- Cree by Infineon Technologies (Germany)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-12/trump-iss...