President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to restrict Chinese investments in strategic areas, a White House official said.

CURBING CHINA: Trump on Friday signed a memorandum to restrict the flow of Chinese investment into the United States, which former officials and analysts say could lay the groundwork for a more forceful application of CFIUS.

President Trump signed a memorandum restricting Chinese investment in critical sectors including farming, food supplies, minerals, natural resources, shipping ports and technologies used to protect national security.

US President Donald Trump has signed a memo calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like technology and critical infrastructure,

The steps threaten to heighten economic tensions with China after the president increased US tariffs on Chinese imports as one of his first moves in office.

President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to limit investments in strategic sectors. The national security presidential memorandum directs CFIUS,

A memo signed by the US president seeks to promote overseas investment while protecting US national security interests from foreign threats.

China said this weekend it was prepared to respond to a "discriminatory" United States presidential order restricting Chinese investment in critical American technology and infrastructure. On Saturday,