China 's National Development and Reform Commission ( NDRC ) is now responsible for reviewing foreign investments to protect national security . The expanded remit of the country 's central planning agency will make it easier to regulate US companies investing in China in retaliation for the US 's tariff extensions by giving China a stronger legal framework to do so . Recent legislation allows Chinese authorities to regulate foreign businesses in a way that is reciprocal to how Chinese firms are treated overseas . While the regulation is seen as having a similar role to the regulation for foreign investment in the US it is more powerful .
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is now responsible for reviewing foreign investments to protect national security. The expanded remit of the country's central planning agency will make it easier to stop US companies investing in China in retaliation for the US's tariff extensions by giving China a stronger legal basis to do so. Recent legislation allowed Chinese authorities to treat foreign businesses in a way that is reciprocal to how Chinese firms are treated overseas. While the NDRC is seen as having a similar role to the committee for foreign investment in the US it is more powerful.