US Investors Hit by Beijing as Newly Listed DiDi Could Face ‘Unprecedented’ Sanctions

US Investors Hit by Beijing as Newly Listed DiDi Could Face ‘Unprecedented’ Sanctions
A driver uses the map on the DiDi Chuxing ride-hailing app on his smartphone while driving on a street in Beijing on July 5, 2021. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Updated:

Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing has taken investors on a roller coaster ride since it became a target of an “unprecedented” clampdown by Beijing just days after its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

The company went public on June 30, raising $4.4 billion from global investors in one of the largest U.S. share offerings of the past decade, which valued the company at around $70 billion. Within just 48 hours after its debut, however, the Chinese communist regime went after DiDi, ordering a cybersecurity review of the company.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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