美國財政部發布外國投資新規

The Treasury Department has issued new rules on foreign investments into American companies that will give the government more power to block foreign transactions on national security grounds.

The rules represent the latest escalation in an intensifying economic conflict between the United States and China. It will implement a program for tougher reviews of foreign acquisitions that Congress approved this summer.

The new regulations will require foreign investors to alert a Treasury-led interagency committee to all deals that would give the foreign investors access to critical technology covering 27 industries, including semiconductors, telecommunications and defense.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the new rules will "address specific risks to U.S. critical technology."美國財政部對外國投資進入美國公司發佈了新的規定，這將擴大政府以國家安全爲由阻止外國併購交易的權力。

這些規則是美國與中國之間日益激烈的經濟衝突升級的最新展示。新規則將實施一項計劃，對國會今年夏天批准的外國收購進行更嚴格的審查。

新規則將要求外國投資者向一個由財政部領導的跨機構委員會申報所有能讓他們獲得涉及27個行業的關鍵技術的交易，包括半導體、電信和國防。

美國財政部長努欽說，新規定將“解決美國關鍵技術面臨的特定風險問題”。