China's expanding role in global mergers and acquisitions markets / Charles Wolf, Jr. ...[et. al.].

• Author: Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation); Wolf, Charles, 1924-
• TeilnehmendeR: Wolf, Charles, Jr., 1924-2016.; Chow, Brian G.; Jones, Gregory S.; Harold, Scott, 1975-; Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: RAND Corporation monograph series China's expanding role in global mergers and acquisitions markets
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (69 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The authors evaluate the risks and benefits of increased Chinese foreign investment, aiming to improve understanding of its investment patterns and strategy. They consider how U.S. national security might be compromised as well as how the United States and China can benefit from such investment, providing a way to assess national security risks and benefits and examining Chinese investment patterns in both the United States and elsewhere.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Figures; Tables; Summary; S.1. Steps for Assessing National Security Risks and Benefits from Foreign Investments; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Background and Objectives; Chapter Two: China, the United States, and the Global Economy; Chapter Three: China's Recent and Prospective Foreign Investments; China's Investments in the United States, 2007-2009; 3.1. China's Investments in U.S. Companies, 2007-2009: Buyers, Sellers, and Industries

3.2. Private Equity Investments in U.S. Companies, 2007-2009: Industries and Investments of Five PE FirmsChina's Investments in Europe, 2007-2009; 3.3. China's Investments in European Companies, 2007-2009: Buyers, Sellers, and Industries; China's Investments in Asia and the Rest of the World; 3.4. China's Investments in Asia and the Rest of the World, 2007-2009: Buyers, Sellers, and Industries; Chapter Four: Assessing Chinese Investments; Patterns of China's Investments; U.S. Response; Critical Technologies and National Security: Background Legislation and Administration

Analytic Methodology for Assessing National Security Risks and Benefits4.1. Steps for Assessing National Security Risks and Benefits from Foreign Investments; The General Principle of Reciprocity; Chapter Five: Conclusions, Implications, and Guidelines for Further Research; Bibliography