Texas Raises Pressure on Chinese Investments With Exit Order (1)

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking an increasingly antagonistic view towards China.

The Republican ally of President-elect Donald Trump issued a series of warnings and directives this week against China, including telling the Texas state government to ditch investments in the country.

The financial risk of holdings in China is increasing because of the nation’s “belligerent actions” in the Pacific region and around the world, Abbott said in a letter to the heads of Texas state agencies. He told them to halt new investments in China and divest existing holdings.

Greg Abbott

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Echoing Trump’s tough talk against the country, the governor ...