This is certainly food for thought....China swooping in to acquire failed U.S. banks at bargain prices, with profits benefiting the state security apparatus.
"Vultures at the Gate: The National Security Risk of Silicon Valley Bank's Failure" - The Hill
"The U.S. should be wary of China sweeping into the vacuum, or foothold, created by SVB’s collapse — or that of any other key player in the U.S. tech ecosystem. But if history is any guide, Beijing will try to do just that. And those efforts, if successful, will feed directly into China’s military modernization program and tech-enabled surveillance state."
