{
  "id": 16109631,
  "title": "US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-treasury-proposes-a-rule-to-crack-down-on-high-tech-investments-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/22/us-treasury-proposes-a-rule-to-crack-down-on-high-tech-investments-in-china-other-adversaries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule aimed at restricting American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea, and other countries deemed adversaries. The proposed rule, titled the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act, would ban investments exceeding $50,000 in areas like hypersonic systems, supercomputing, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence, although financial investments would remain exempt. The legislation, which expands on a program initiated by President Joe Biden in 2023, reflects ongoing tensions between the U.S. and its adversaries.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}