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EU Set to Tighten Rules on Foreign Investment to Fend Off China

  • EU negotiators due to meet Nov. 20 in bid for deal on new law
  • Breakthrough sought on information exchanges among governments
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The European Union is hammering out the first bloc-wide rules to prevent foreign investments from threatening national security, as Chinese acquisitions foster political unease.

Negotiators representing EU governments and the European Parliament may agree on draft legislation to screen foreign direct investments on Nov. 20, according to Franck Proust, a French member of the 28-nation assembly.