robert cost is that, scott rassmussen. switching gears, chinese investment in the u.s. is on the rise. it's not just coming from the chinese government. michelle cabrera jones me next with that story. >>> later on, stocks closed down a week, it's been such a strong year, i will give you my take on all this obsessive federal reserve watching on wall street. don't forget, free market capitalism is the beth path to pros spemplt as usual, i will say, free market capitalism needs the rule of law. i'm kudlow, we'll be right back. . >> when you think about the trading relationship between the u.s. and china, you probably think about american companies manufacturing products over there. but more chinese companies are investing in the u.s. and even making things here t.cnbc chief national correspondent michelle cabrera joins us now. i read one of our piece, welcome back to the show. >> okay. >> i am a free trader, you know that. >> yes. >> i am totally, totally suspicious of everything china does. so why are they coming here? >> yeah, it depends, right, remember when you say china, it's not monolithic. when we talk about chinese investment in the united states, whic