A Chinese Chicago Stock Exchange seems Incomprehensible

How can selling the Chicago Stock Exchange to a Chinese Investor Group possibly be a good idea?  There are frequently stories in the news about Chinese cyber-espionage attempts.  Now it is permissible to sell them a trading hub which must be connected to many key financial computer systems?  I cannot believe the transaction will be approved by regulators.  If it is we will certainly have a new benchmark for ludicrous reasoning.

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References:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-05/chicago-stock-exchange-says-it-s-selling-to-chinese-led-group

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-idUSKCN0RL1VF20150922

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