US Treasury issues first outbound investment fine, penalizes Plug and Play parent US$200,000
US issues first outbound investment fine over Chinese robotics AI deal
The US Treasury announced its first penalty under outbound investment rules, fining Amidi, LLC US$200,000 for failing to report a US$92,478 investment in Shanghai Qiongche Intelligent Technology, a robotics AI company. The Treasury said the parent of Plug and Play Tech Centre's Chinese fund subsidiary did not submit the required notification.
美国财政部首次依据对外投资规定处罚，向Plug and Play母公司罚款20万美元
美国财政部宣布依据对外投资规定实施首次处罚，向Amidi LLC处以20万美元罚款，原因是该公司未按规定报告其中国基金子公司对上海琼彻智能科技有限公司（一家机器人AI公司）约9.25万美元的投资。财政部表示，Plug and Play Tech Centre母公司的中国子公司未提交所需通知。
First outbound investment penalty signals Treasury is actively enforcing notification rules on US capital flowing into Chinese AI companies, not just talking about them.
Source: SCMP China · scmp.com