US President Donald Trump(right) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet this weekend .
SAN FRANCISCO: New Trump administration policies aimed at curbing China’s access to American innovation have all but halted Chinese investment in US technology startups, as both investors and startup founders abandon deals amid scrutiny from Washington.
Chinese venture funding in US startups crested to a record US$3bil last year, according to New York economic research firm Rhodium Group, spurred by a rush of investors and tech companies scrambling to complete deals before a new regulatory regime was approved in August.
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