Much of the lending was to help Chinese companies buy stakes in U.S. businesses, many tied to critical technology and national security.

The drone war in Ukraine and the growing drone treat in the West is pushing industry and new innovation.

For years, Washington has been warning others not to trust loans from Chinese state banks fueling its rise as a superpower. But the US is the biggest recipient of all by far. The security and ...

China’s state lenders have funnelled billions into US businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been ...