Three Chinese Tech Giants’ Shares Drop Over 30 Percent After Beijing’s Recent Crackdown

Despite the surge in online shopping driven by the pandemic lockdown, China’s major online retailers’ shares—that had soared to record highs in February—fell sharply amid the Chinese regime’s stricter control measures.
Three Chinese Tech Giants’ Shares Drop Over 30 Percent After Beijing’s Recent Crackdown
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's stock prices (BABA-SW) (top C) drop in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Nov. 4, 2020, after its financial wing Ant Group’s record-breaking IPO was suspended the night before. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Despite the surge in online shopping driven by pandemic lockdowns, China’s major online retailers’ shares—that had soared to record highs in February—fell sharply amid the Chinese regime’s stricter control measures.

Shares of e-commerce company Pinduoduo are now trading down 41.6 percent from their peak in mid-February, closing at $118.33 on May 17, which means the market capitalization vanished by $100.8 billion.