Government Leaders Clash Over Next Step for Trump’s Ban on Chinese Stocks
Fight over Trump’s executive order pits Treasury, Wall Street against State Department, Pentagon
President Trump’s recent executive order prohibiting Americans from investing in companies tied to China’s military complex has set up a fight in the highest ranks of government over how broad the list should be.
Since November, the White House barred U.S. investors from buying into 35 Chinese companies the Pentagon has classified as aiding China’s defense,…