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For 20 years, Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges—which now number 261—have existed in a state of limbo. They are subject to U.S. rules requiring they show their books to U.S. regulators, but Beijing has denied inspectors access, casting the two sides into a decades-long impasse. Washington had largely let Chinese firms’ noncompliance slide so American investors could tap into the riches of some of China’s most successful enterprises. But now U.S. lawmakers are demanding an end to the standoff with a law that would boot $1.4 trillion worth of Chinese stocks from American exchanges if Beijing continues to keep regulators at bay.
That prospect wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of U.S.-listed Chinesefirms and spooked Beijing. Earlier this month, China’s securities commission announced that foreign regulators may “request to investigate…or inspect” overseas-listed Chinese firms and their auditors. The obscure accounting matter had turned into a test of wills, and Beijing had blinked.
That prospect wiped hundreds of billions of dollars from the value of U.S.-listed Chinesefirms and spooked Beijing. Earlier this month, China’s securities commission announced that foreign regulators may “request to investigate…or inspect” overseas-listed Chinese firms and their auditors. The obscure accounting matter had turned into a test of wills, and Beijing had blinked.
China's plan to save US-listed firms from delisting won't convince Congress | Fortune
An obscure accounting matter has turned into a test of wills, and Beijing had blinked.
fortune.com