Hudson Institute trade expert Michael Pillsbury, an outside advisor to the White House on trade, has voiced support for restricting U.S. capital flowing into Chinese securities. Sen. Marco Rubio, a China hawk, has spearheaded separate pieces of legislation that would slap stricter disclosure rules on Chinese companies listed in the U.S. and ban government retirement plans from investing in Chinese stocks.
Michael Pillsbury, a China analyst at the conservative Hudson Institute who has informally advised Trump on trade, said the president’s tweet was consistent with his broader strategy to stand up to Beijing on strategic issues while maintaining a decent personal relationship with Xi.