美批准特朗普上任以来第一笔中资收购案

After a series of Chinese acquisitions of US assets were torpedoed by the US government in 2017 over national security concerns, Washington cleared its first Beijing-backed takeover of an American company since Donald Trump became president a year ago.

2017年，一系列中国企业收购美国资产的交易被美国政府以国家安全为由搅黄了。如今，美国政府终于批准了一起中资企业对美国公司的收购案，这在唐纳德?特朗普(Donald Trump)一年前成为美国总统以来属于首次。

Naura, a Chinese state-controlled semiconductor company, received US regulatory approval for the purchase of Akrion Systems, a Pennsylvania-based rival, in December, a law firm representing the buyer said on Wednesday.

一家代表收购方的律所周三表示，中国政府控股的半导体公司北方华创(Naura)去年12月收购宾夕法尼亚州同行Akrion Systems 的交易获得了美国监管部门的批准。

The decision by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to approve the deal could weaken widespread fears among business leaders that the Trump administration is using the inter-agency vetting of deals that pose national security risks as a new tool against China and its growing appetite for American technology.

美国外国投资委员会(Cfius)决定批准上述交易，可能会减轻商业领袖们普遍感到的担忧：特朗普正把这家负责对交易的国家安全风险进行审查的跨部门机构，作为对抗中国及其对美国技术的巨大需求的一个新工具。

“Despite a heightened US government review of Chinese investments, the parties obtained the Cfius approval in less than three months,” said a spokesperson for Gibson Dunn, which represents Naura.

“尽管美国政府加强了对中国投资的审查，但各方不到3个月便获得了美国外国投资委员会的批准，”代表北方华创的律所Gibson Dunn的一名发言人说。

“This accomplishment is especially significant in light of the US government’s noted concerns about Chinese acquisitions in general, and semiconductor company acquisitions in particular. To make the Cfius approval even more noteworthy is that Naura is also a state-owned company.”

“这一成绩显得尤为重要，因为美国政府显然对中资收购、尤其是中资收购半导体公司感到担忧。让此次获批显得甚至更引人注目的是，北方华创也是一家国企。”

Chinese bids for semiconductor companies have attracted particular interest from Cfius and US administrations. In an unusual move the Obama administration left Mr Trump a special report urging a co-ordinated government plan to defend the US’s semiconductor industry.

中资企业竞购半导体公司引起了美国外国投资委员会和多届美国政府的特别关注。奥巴马(Obama)政府曾留给特朗普一份报告，敦促出台一份政府部门协调一致保护美国半导体行业的方案，这是非同寻常之举。

In September Mr Trump blocked the $1.3bn bid for Lattice Semiconductor by a group of investors that included a Chinese state-controlled fund.

去年9月，特朗普阻止了几家投资机构（包含一家中国政府控股的基金）以13亿美元收购莱迪思半导体(Lattice Semiconductor)的交易。

Chinese investors and US dealmakers claim that more deals are being stalled or blocked by Cfius due to rising tensions between Beijing and Washington. People who work on cases before the committee say it has also been plagued by problems because of a lack of Trump appointees to serve on it and a rising caseload.

中国投资者和美国交易撮合者声称，鉴于美中之间的紧张关系升温，更多交易正被暂停或叫停。在美国外国投资委员会负责案件审理的人士表示，由于特朗普任命的人手不足以及待处理案件数量上升，该委员会也受到了种种问题的困扰。

US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress in November seeking to reform Cfius by broadening the remit of the inter-agency, which is chaired by the US Treasury and includes the department of defence, state, commerce and homeland security.

去年11月，美国两党的议员已提交了一项法案，寻求通过扩大美国外国投资委员会的权限，对这一跨部门机构实施改革。该委员会的主席单位是美国财政部，其他成员包括国防部、国务院、商务部和国土安全部。

Since the start of 2016, nearly 30 Chinese acquisitions of US target companies have been announced but not yet completed, according to Dealogic.

Dealogic数据显示，自2016年初以来，已有近30项中资收购美国目标公司的交易的消息对外公布，但尚未完成。