The US Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby, says the FCPA also deters foreign mergers and acquisitions.

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In an increasingly globalized market, mergers and acquisitions with an international component are routine, and most foreign purchases of American business assets will raise no national security issues.

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must block acquisitions, takeovers, or mergers involving Huawei and ZTE given the threat to U.S. national security interests.

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