Question: PatientsLikeMe is a US technology start - up that provides an online service that helps patients find people with similar health conditions. In 2 0

PatientsLikeMe is a US technology start-up that provides an online service that helps patients find people with similar health conditions. In 2017 the company raised $100 million and sold a majority stake to a Chinese firm - Shenzhen-based iCarbonX. Tencent Holdings the Chinese multinational conglomerate provides financial backing to iCarbonX. The Trump Administration is, however, forcing PatientsLikeMe to find a new investor and has ordered that iCarbonX divest its stake in the company. This follows a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) which has recently been cracking down on Chinese ownership of US companies. What reasons could CFIUS have for requesting divestiture?
Question 24 options:
Potential theft of intellectual property
Force China to abandon its Belt and Road Initiative
National security concerns
The infant industry argument

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