US SEC Begins Rollout of Law Aimed at Delisting Chinese Firms

US SEC Begins Rollout of Law Aimed at Delisting Chinese Firms
The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hangs on the wall at SEC headquarters in Washington on June 24, 2011. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
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The top U.S. securities regulator on March 24 adopted measures that would kick foreign companies off American stock exchanges if they do not comply with U.S. auditing standards, and require them to disclose any governmental affiliations.

The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in December, is aimed at removing Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges if they have fail to comply with American auditing standards for three years in a row.