Chinese Companies Are Doing Risky Business in the Caribbean

I spoke to two U.S. senators on opposite sides of the aisle — Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, and Rick Scott, a Florida Republican — who in September announced they were sponsoring a bill “to protect American investors from risky investments in variable interest entities.” “On 99 percent of issues, I’m not aligned at all with Scott,” Van Hollen said. He said the two share an interest in consumer protection. When I told him about the new findings about China’s increased use of tax havens, he said, “That makes…