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IANAL, but the closest I could see (with a friendly interpretation) would be: investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and
by chronotis 7y ago
IANAL, but the closest I could see (with a friendly interpretation) would be:
investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
So, a factory in China is the "property in which any foreign country...has any interest", and the President could block any transactions involving that property.
- Merrill 7y agoSo the effect would be that the US companies would have to abandon their investments in China? I guess this could be offset by US seizure of Chinese investments in the US. But US investments in China are much greater, so it seems like trading a knight to capture a pawn.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoBut, wouldn't it also cut China off from the international banking system?