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US Government Forces US Healthcare Company to Divest Investment From China's iCarbonX

publication date: Apr 5, 2019

For the first time, there is a report that the US government is forcing a US-based healthcare company to divest an investment from a China investor. PatientsLikeMe is a Boston social media company that allows people with a similar disease to communicate with each other. In 2017, the company raised $100+ million from iCarbonX, the AI/big data company formed by Jun Wang, previously CEO of BGI. According to CNBC, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has forced PatientsLikeMe to return the investment. No official report has been released but PatientsLikeMe is said to be looking for a buyer. More details....

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