the U.S. was driven by a “double policy punch” -- Beijing cracking down on rapid outbound investment and the U.S. government increasing scrutiny on Chinese acquisitions through the Committee on Foreign Investment as well as taking a more confrontational stance toward economic engagement with China in general.

The investment tracker is based on collection and aggregation of data on individual transactions, including acquisitions, greenfield projects, and expansions.

Whatever the reason behind the sharp drop, however, it doesn't change the fact that there has been a recent collapse in recycled Chinese capital back into the US. And, while it may not have caused it, Trump's recent change in trade policy will certainly make future Chinese direct investment far more problematic. As Bloomberg notes, "lawmakers and the White House are planning freshgaffer (probably an elision of grandfather or godfather) has long been used in British English for an old man, or the foreman of a work crew, Media-Match gives a more likely explanation: "The term was also used to describe men who adjusted lighting in English theater and men who tended street lamps, after the 'gaff' they used, a pole with a hook on its end."

3. Grip

A member of a camera crew responsible for building and maintaining all the equipment that supports cameras, as well as moving and setting up the equipment.

The term was adapted from the American theater where it was used for a stagehand who helps shift scenery.

4. Dolly grip

A grip who moves camera cranes and dollies (the wheeled platforms that carry the camera and the camera