Germany Eyes Tough Rules on Foreign Investment Amid China Worry

Construction work in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Birgit Jennen

November 29, 2019 at 9:28 AM UTC

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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government plans to tighten restrictions on foreign takeovers amid growing concerns China is scooping up Germany’s technology jewels.