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China state-owned giants to delist from US exchanges amid audit spat

The US SEC on July 29 added Alibaba to a growing list of companies that could be kicked off American exchanges if the two countries fail to reach a deal.

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Lulu Yilun Chen and John Cheng | Bloomberg
Five of China’s largest state-owned companies announced plans to delist from US exchanges as the two countries struggle to come to an agreement allowing American regulators to inspect audits of Chinese businesses.
 
China Life Insurance Co., PetroChina Co. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. all disclosed their intentions to delist in statements published in quick succession on Friday, along with Aluminum Corp. of China and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. 

The US and China have been at odds for two decades over allowing American inspectors access to the audit work papers of Chinese companies. Negotiators have yet to hammer out an

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