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Abby Lemert
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China Considers Ban on Overseas Tech IPOs
On Aug. 27, the Wall Street Journal reported that China’s Securities Regulatory Commission is considering a ban on overseas initial public offerings (IPOs) for Chinese…
A New Dimension to China’s Tech Crackdown?
With Chinese tech stocks and markets down since Chinese regulators’ removal of ride-sharing service Didi from its app stores, commentators are now grappling with the…
U.S. Leads Coalition Accusing China of Hacking
On July 19, the United States, joined by the European Union, NATO, the other “Five Eyes” member nations (Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), and…
After Didi Fiasco, China Imposes Cybersecurity Reviews on Foreign IPOs
Chinese ride-sharing giant, Didi Chuxing, launched on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, quickly raising $4.4 billion—the largest initial public offering (IPO) of…
Ant Group to Establish State-Backed Credit Scoring Company
On June 23, reports surfaced that Ant Group is negotiating a deal with Chinese state-owned enterprises to create a new credit scoring company. The company…
Biden Issues Executive Orders on Chinese Companies and Apps
Biden Issues Executive Orders on Chinese Companies and Apps On June 3, President Biden signed an executive order prohibiting Americans from investing in 59 Chinese…
Chinese Regulators Order Tech Companies to Standardize Financial Businesses
On April 29, Chinese regulators from the China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced that they have…
Alibaba Is Fined; Other Tech Companies Are Put on Notice
Alibaba Is Fined; Other Tech Companies Are Put on Notice In its latest bid to bring China’s tech industry to heel, the Chinese government’s State…
Justice Thomas Gives Congress Advice on Social Media Regulation
In a one-paragraph opinion issued on April 8, a unanimous Supreme Court vacated the judgment by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…
Chinese Social Media Cancels Companies Over Xinjiang Cotton Boycott
Two weeks after the European Union and China exchanged sanctions over the human rights situation in Xinjiang, the same conflict is now playing out in…