November 29, 2016 8:25AM 

# Clamping Down on Overseas Investment — in China 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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This makes perfect sense — in a country ruled by the Communist Party:

> China plans to clamp tighter controls on Chinese companies seeking to invest overseas, intensifying efforts to slow a surge in capital fleeing offshore amid tepid growth and an uncertain economic outlook.

Of course, it would be crazy in a capitalist country ruled by a party committed to free enterprise.

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[Trade Policy](https://www.cato.org/trade-policy), [Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies](https://www.cato.org/herbert-stiefel-center-trade-policy-studies), [China](https://www.cato.org/china) 

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