A November executive order by former President Donald Trump banning U.S. investment in companies with ties to the Chinese military has proven difficult for compliance officers to navigate.

On the surface, the order seems straightforward: starting Jan. 11, U.S. investors are barred from investing in the named entities; by Nov. 11, American investors must divest from any stake in the blacklisted companies.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...