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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology

Amid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful

Business deals by foreign countries in the U.S. can be reviewed by the government for national security risks. Jason Leung for Unsplash, CC BY-SA

A Chinese private equity firm, Primavera Capital Group, acquired the well-known test preparation company Princeton Review and an online learning platform, Tutor.com, in May 2023.

The move, like other Chinese investments in tech and those that deal with personal information, is increasingly drawing the attention of politicians, the U.S. government and national security experts – especially as tensions rise between the U.S. and China.

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