HONG KONG -- Escalating tensions between the world's two largest economies have taken on a new edge with a proposed audit rule for U.S.-listed Chinese companies, which threatens to restrict their access to American capital markets.
Hong Kong in lead to attract Chinese companies if Washington tightens audit rules
Some 25 Chinese companies raised $3.4 billion in initial public offerings last year on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Escalating tensions between the world's two largest economies have taken on a new edge with a proposed audit rule for U.S.-listed Chinese companies, which threatens to restrict their access to American capital markets.