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Robotics, artificial intelligence, big data and 5G. These are the keywords used to justify the wave of protectionism against foreign acquisitions adopted by many advanced economies after 2016. In that year, China reached the record of acquisitions abroad, a shopping that mainly targeted American and European firms active in the sectors indicated by the national strategic plan 'Made in China 2025'. A decade before China, the finger pointed at the sovereign wealth funds whose acquisitions - especially of infrastructure - were triggered by the boom of commodity prices pulled by oil.
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