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Source #2853

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TitleChina Trade Monitor and multiple sources
Original URLhttps://www.torrestradelaw.com/posts/Highlights-of-the-2020-CFIUS-Annual-Report-to-Congress/246
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2021-01-01
EntityCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Captured2026-04-08T17:51:09.869Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-08T17:51:09.869Z UTC
SHA-2567c5884100bcdb9dad07e6fa601eeb3303b992eea7efe499d1cd36c8d489ef910
Content length139 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
CFIUS reviewed a Chinese acquisition of South Korean semiconductor company Magnachip in 2021, ultimately leading to transaction abandonment

Verifying this receipt

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sha256( coalesce(url, '<no-url>') || '\n' || raw_content )

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  2. Concatenate url + '\n' + content and SHA-256 it.
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  -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
  --data-binary @document.txt

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