As US-China trade talks get underway while US concern for cyber-security grows, in this first AEI Economic Studies analysis, "Telecoms and the Huawei conundrum: Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States," AEI scholar Claude Barfield explores the case of Chinese telecom equipment maker, Huawei and its commitment to long-term investment in the US.

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