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A New Biden Executive Order Restricts American Investing in Chinese Tech

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A New Biden Executive Order Restricts American Investing in Chinese Tech
An employee works at a factory of Jiejie Semiconductor Company in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, on March 17, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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At last, the Biden administration has issued a long-awaited executive order banning American investments in certain aspects of Chinese technology. The White House has indicated that it has been more than a year in the making and reflects all sorts of compromises with others in government and in industry.
Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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