Foreign influence spending in the US tops hundreds of millions from multiple countries

Foreign influence spending in the US according to Open Secrets: China – $460.7 million Japan – $436.5 million Liberia – $353.2 million South Korea – $325.8 million Saudi Arabia – $311.5 million Marshall Islands – $285.1 million Qatar – $257.8 million United Arab Emirates –242.7 million Bahamas – …

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South Korea and Japan promise hundreds of billions to the US but most of it may just be loans, not real cash. Turns out investment sometimes means IOUs in a nice suit

South Korea has made it clear: most of the $350 billion it pledged in U.S. investment will be loans and guarantees, not equity. Direct investment makes up less than 5 % of the total fund. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/korea-expects-less-than-5-of-350-billion-us-fund-as-investment Japan’s negotiator Akazawa added fuel to …

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