美議員希望抬高外商對美投資門檻

Hurdles to foreign investments in sensitive US companies would be raised under proposed legislation that responds to perceived threats to national security from China and elsewhere.

根據一份擬議中的、旨在應對一些人眼中由中國和其他地區(qū)構成的威脅的法案，為外商對美敏感企業(yè)投資設置的門檻將被抬高。

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers on Wednesday put forward legislation that would broaden the remit of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and widen the criteria it uses to assess threats to US security.

周三，一群來自美國民主、共和兩黨的議員提交了上述法案，該法案將擴大美國外國投資委員會(CFIUS)的職權，拓寬該委員會用來評估美國安全所受的威脅的標準。

The lawmakers explicitly linked the reforms to an expansion of Chinese purchases of US companies, potentially fuelling tensions with Beijing just as US President Donald Trump landed in the Chinese capital for a state visit.

這群議員明確地把上述改革與中資收購美國企業(yè)案例增多聯(lián)系在一起，這可能會導致美中緊張關系在美國總統(tǒng)唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)抵達北京進行國事訪問之際出現(xiàn)升級。

The bill follows an expansion in the number of Chinese deals in the US and demands for heightened scrutiny of purchases of US technology companies and attempts to force American companies to hand over valuable intellectual property.

隨著中資在美展開的并購有所增多，一些人要求對收購美國企業(yè)、迫使美國企業(yè)交出寶貴知識產權的企圖實施更嚴格審查。

In September Mr Trump blocked the $1.3bn sale of US chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor to a Chinese-funded investment firm. Chinese companies have invested $136.5bn in the US since 2000, according to the Rhodium Group, but much of that has been in recent years with Chinese foreign direct investment in the US reaching a record $46.2bn in 2016.

今年9月，特朗普叫停了一家中資背景投資公司以13億美元收購美國芯片制造商萊迪思半導體(Lattice Semiconductor)的交易。榮鼎咨詢(Rhodium Group)數據顯示，自2000年以來，中國企業(yè)在美投資已達1365億美元，但其中很大一部分發(fā)生在最近幾年——2016年，中國對美外商直接投資(FDI)達到創(chuàng)紀錄的462億美元。

Among the new provisions are the expansion of the jurisdiction of Cfius to include certain joint ventures in the US, as well as minority investments. The definition of critical technologies that could trigger a review is also set to be expanded.

法案的新條款包括，擴大美國外國投資委員會的管轄權限，使之涵蓋某些在美合資企業(yè)以及少數股股權投資。對可能引發(fā)審查的關鍵技術的定義也將被拓展。

The bill also calls for the president to work with US allies to increase their own national security scrutiny of foreign investments. That comes as the EU is working to impose its own more stringent scrutiny on Chinese investment.

法案還呼吁美國總統(tǒng)與美國的盟友合作，推動它們加強自身對外來投資的國家安全審查。目前，歐盟(EU)正努力對中國投資實施更嚴格的審查。

China has long complained about the Cfius process and what they see as its discrimination against its companies. But the bill is being backed by influential legislators from both parties, suggesting it has a good chance of becoming law.

長期以來，中國一直對美國外國投資委員會的流程以及他們眼中該委員會對中國企業(yè)的歧視抱怨不已。但是，該法案正得到美國兩黨頗有影響力的議員的支持，這預示著它有很大機會成為法律。