If stricter and more prudent examination measures are taken to scrutinize foreign capital in key infrastructure areas is somewhat tenable, then it is totally unjustifiable in cases like the recent stalled bid by a Chinese firm for a tourism project in Iceland, in which security concerns were once again played up by local commentators.
Besides investment impediments, the volume of trade disputes between China and the Western powers has also been growing over the years.
One explanation behind the investment obstruction and trade frictions lies in the developed world's poor adaptability and fears for a fast expanding Chinese economy that is with vast ideological, political and cultural differences.
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