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CHINA PRESS: Chinese companies' mergers and acquisitions of American companies

has cooled down during the trade war, 21st Century Business Herald reported

Monday. 

  - In the first half of this year, Chinese companies successfully acquired only

22 American companies, a large drop from previous years, the newspaper said,

without specifying previous numbers; 

  - Trade conflicts and regulators' national security concerns caused delay and

the slow approval of the M&A cases, the newspaper said, cited law firms; 

  - Some American companies cancelled their ongoing discussions amid concerns

regarding the U.S. government's tightening regulations on acquisitions by

Chinese companies, the newspaper said, citing unidentified bankers and lawyers.