The first move to restrict China
This is the first of many anticipated moves to begin to penalize China for its ongoing deceit. If one reads the article, one will note that this action has been ongoing since 2007... (Likely that the Obama administration just ignored enforcing it.)
Expect more such things to happen in the next year.
Expect more such things to happen in the next year.
strong opposition in UK to Chinese buying failing major enterprises,
Germany has put in restrictions but UK and others see no problem.
The Chinese became emboldened by their success in many areas, where they have encountered no resistance.