One of America's most famous manufacturers of refrigerators, dishwashers and other household gadgetry, General Electric's appliance division was snapped up for $5.4 billion (£3.9bn) in 2016 by Chinese white goods company Haier. At the time the deal was the third largest acquisition of a US company by Chinese investors.

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