"The interagency panel, known as CFIUS and overseen by the Treasury Department, reviews acquisitions of US businesses by foreign buyers. It is not clear if a CFIUS review — which would involve assessments by the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, among others — would offer the government a legal way to conduct a review, the people said."
Funny thing that the CFIUS hasn't shown any interest in Chinese-owned or controlled companies buying up farm land around US military bases, at least I haven't seen any news reports of such investigations...
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"The interagency panel, known as CFIUS and overseen by the Treasury Department, reviews acquisitions of US businesses by foreign buyers. It is not clear if a CFIUS review — which would involve assessments by the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, among others — would offer the government a legal way to conduct a review, the people said." Funny thing that the CFIUS hasn't shown any interest in Chinese-owned or controlled companies buying up farm land around US military bases, at least I haven't seen any news reports of such investigations...