Gabriel went even a step further
Gabriel went even a step further in October, according to
media reports which indicated that he had submitted a
paper with “key points for a proposal to introduce EU-level
reviewof investments, ” not yet available when this study
was completed (26. 10. 2016).
The aim of Gabriel ’ s proposal
apparently is to better protect European and German indus-
tries “of particular importance for continued industrial
progress” fromforeign takeovers (Handelsblatt, 17. 10. 2016:
15).
The debate over Chinese acquisitions in Germany
reached a climax on October 24, 2016 when the Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy revoked for fur-
ther reviewthe approval it had given in early September for
Chinese investment fund Fuj ian Grand Chip’ s acquisition
of equipment manufacturer Aixtron (Aixtron Ad Hoc Mit-
teilungen, 24. 10. 2016). The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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