NEW YORK -- More than two dozen private equity firms have promised not to invest in entities based in China and Hong Kong, amid growing urgency in Washington to restrict capital investments into Chinese sectors that could threaten U.S. national security.
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Some private equity funds are vowing to steer clear of China as the U.S. government tightens restrictions on investment in the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, AP and Akira Kodaka)
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