Foreign Investment & National Security
Outbound investment controls turn US capital into a national-security compliance issue
Treasury’s outbound investment programme covers certain US-person investments involving China, Hong Kong and Macau in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence.
BY GEOPOLITICS DESK · MAY 14, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Treasury’s outbound investment programme covers certain US-person investments involving China, Hong Kong and Macau in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. For funds, corporate venture teams and strategic investors, the compliance question is no longer only whether an inbound deal clears CFIUS; outbound exposure can also require notification, prohibition analysis or exemption strategy.