In today’s post the focus is on the recent news emanating from China that the Chinese Government has introduced a cessation on foreign investment by Chinese entities on anything over $5 million. However, recent news concerning the potential investment in one of the world’s leading car manufacturers suggests that the outflow of Chinese capital will not be stopped, but rather will now carry a governmental-licence, which has the potential to alter the dynamics of the global capital flow and, more importantly, the global political balance. China has long since employed different variants of economic nationalism , ranging from Mao Zedong’s 30-year reign to Deng Xiaoping’s radical transformation of the Chinese State. Today’s version, led by Xi Jinping , is part of a growing world-wide trend but with one crucial difference from other components of the trend like the United States or the United Kingdom; China has the political ability to enforce its nationalistic policies upon its b