US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a probe into the actions of Chinese companies listed on American financial markets as tensions flared ...
US President Donald Trump said his administration would be looking into the practices of Chinese comapnies listed on US exchanges, of which there are around 156. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a probe into the actions of Chinese companies listed on American financial markets as tensions flared anew between the world's two biggest economies.
"Investment firms should not be subjecting clients to the hidden and undue risks associated with financing Chinese companies that do not play by the same rules. Americans are entitled to fairness and transparency," he added. As of February 2019, 156 Chinese companies with a market capitalisation of US$1.2 trillion were listed on US markets, at least 11 of which were state-owned, according to the Congressionally-mandated US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Among the largest were e-commerce giant Alibaba, China's largest oil producer PetroChina and Sinopec, the world's largest oil refiner.Starbucks competitor Luckin Coffee debuted on Nasdaq last year with a market value of about US$4 billion, but was asked to de-listed earlier this month after a massive fraud scandal.
The announcement of the review came as Trump said he would be suspending the entry of certain Chinese citizens and reviewing US relations with Hong Kong, which saw seven months of huge and sometimes-violent pro-democracy protests last year.
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