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乔-拜登总统的政府即将就限制美国对华投资的行政命令达成协议，预计该命令将要求公司向政府通报对中国科技公司的新投资，并禁止微芯片等关键领域的一些交易。美国政府正试图缓和紧张局势，维持与北京的贸易关系，同时试图控制世界上最大的军事和经济强国之一。
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在上周的国际货币基金组织和世界银行会议上，美国采取了不太积极的路线，财政部负责国际事务的副部长Jay Shambaugh表示，美国并不寻求与中国脱钩或限制其增长。然而，美国正准备采取一系列针对中国经济关键部分的行动，例如可能禁止中国拥有的流行应用程序TikTok，以及可能提高对中国的关税，以表达其对中国政府未能履行第一阶段贸易协定的 “不满”。
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尽管语气温和，但政府明确表示，他们对世界最大经济体的重大脱钩不感兴趣。国家安全顾问杰克-沙利文说，该战略的目标是保持美国在新兴高科技产业的竞争优势，即使华盛顿不追求更广泛的脱钩。政府坚持认为，其经济、外交和安全领导人在中国问题上是一致的，最近的声明并不代表言论或政策的转变。
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拜登和中国领导人习近平去年11月的会晤标志着双方外交关系的一个转折点。
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内阁成员的访华行程随后因疑似中国间谍气球而被推迟。
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拜登政府制裁了与气球事件有关的中国公司。
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拜登政府急于重启经济对话，并试图重新安排内阁成员的北京之行。
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由于北京迫切需要从新冠疫情封锁中恢复过来，他们很可能很快回到谈判桌上。
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白宫还在推动对美国在华企业进行首次广泛的政府监督。
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由于国家安全委员会官员与财政部发生冲突，拜登对美国在华投资进行审查的行政命令被推迟了。
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除了对新交易的通知要求外，该行政命令可能至少包括对美国投资中国科技的一些禁止性规定。
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该命令将不包括生物技术和清洁能源部门。
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President Joe Biden’s administration is nearing an agreement on an executive order limiting American investments in China, which is expected to require companies to notify the government of new investments in Chinese tech firms and prohibit some deals in critical sectors like microchips. The administration is trying to smooth tensions and maintain trade ties with Beijing while trying to rein in one of the world’s largest military and economic powers.
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At the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings last week, the U.S. took a less aggressive line and Jay Shambaugh, Treasury’s undersecretary for international affairs, said the U.S. does not seek to decouple from China or limit its growth. However, the U.S. is preparing a series of actions targeting critical parts of the Chinese economy, such as a potential ban on the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok, and a possible hike in tariffs on China to express its “displeasure” with Beijing’s failure to live up to its Phase One trade deal.
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Despite the conciliatory tone, the administration is clear that they are not interested in a major decoupling of the world’s biggest economies. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the goal of the strategy is to preserve America’s competitive edge in emerging high-tech industries, even if Washington does not pursue a broader decoupling. The administration insists that its economic, diplomatic and security leaders are united on China and that recent statements do not represent a shift in rhetoric or policy.
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Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meeting last November marked a turning point in their diplomatic relationship.
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Cabinet members’ trips to China were subsequently postponed due to a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
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The Biden administration sanctioned Chinese firms connected to the balloon incident.
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The Biden administration is eager to reopen the economic dialogue and is attempting to reschedule the Cabinet members’ trips to Beijing.
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Beijing is likely to come back to the table soon due to their urgency of recovering from the Covid lockdown.
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The White House is also pushing ahead with the first wide-ranging government oversight of American business in China.
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Biden’s executive order scrutinizing U.S. investment in China was delayed as NSC officials clashed with the Treasury Department.
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The executive order is likely to include at least some prohibitions on U.S. investments in Chinese tech in addition to notification requirements for new deals.
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The order will not include biotechnology and clean energy sectors.
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