Related to this issue, an article in Harper's Magazine, from 2015, discussed the threat China poses to the United States, via the American businesses who have interests over there:
"The New China syndrome: How Beijing shakes down foreign businesses"
The article focuses on the idea of indirect lobbying: namely, China pressuring U.S. businesses to lobby in favor of China's interests, or risk losing the privilege of doing business in China. (Length: 6 pages)
"The New China syndrome: How Beijing shakes down foreign businesses"
https://archive.harpers.org/2015/11/pdf/HarpersMagazine-2015...
The article focuses on the idea of indirect lobbying: namely, China pressuring U.S. businesses to lobby in favor of China's interests, or risk losing the privilege of doing business in China. (Length: 6 pages)