简介:TheboominuseofprivatemilitarycompaniesiscloselylinkedtotheU.S.globalstrategicblueprintaswellastothecontemporaryinclinationtowardoutsourcing,theambiguityininternationallaw,andtoday'smilitaryinsurgencies.Asnationsandseparatistgroupscontinuetheirobjectivesinsecret,thecompaniestheyhirecontributetothreatstonationalsovereignty,distortthecriteriaforlegalaccesstowar,violatehumanrights,hamperpredictionsforconflictoutcomes,andcreateregulatorychaos.
简介:CHINAistheonlyoneoftheworld'sthreelarg-esteconomiesinwhichasignificantnumberofitsmostimportantcompaniesarelistedonsharemarketsoutsidedirectregulatorycontroloftheirhomecountry'smainfinancialadministration.AlmostallmajorU.S.companiesarelistedintheU.S.ThesameappliesinJapan.ButmanyChinesecompa-niesarelistedinHongKong,partofChinabutwithseparateregulationandcapitalmarketsfromChina'smainlandeeonomy.FurthermoreasignificantnumberofChinesecompaniesarelistedinLondonandtheU.S.
简介:TheForeignInvestmentRiskReviewAct,orFIRRMA,signedbyPresidentTrumponAugust13,2018,significantlyexpandedthescopeoftransactionsinvolvingforeigninvestmentinU.S.companiesthatarecoveredbythenationalsecuritylawsoftheU.S.,commonlyknownastheCFIUSregime.Certainminorityinvestmentsandcertaintechnology-relatedinvestmentsmaynowneedtobesubmittedtotheCommitteeonForeignInvestmentintheU.S.(CFIUS)forclearance.FIRRMAalsoimplementsanexpeditedfilingprocess,whichinsomecasesismandatory,andexpandstheauthorityandenforcementtoolsofCFIUS.ThisnewlawinparttargetsChina’sinvestmentsintheU.S.anditsattemptstoprocureU.S.-basedtechnology.ThisarticlediscussesthenewlawandanalyzestheimplicationsofthelawonChineseinvestmentintheU.S.