SEC chief Gary Gensler warns 'clock is ticking' on delisting Chinese stocks

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has a warning for hundreds of Chinese companies that have raised billions of dollars in U.S. markets: Submit to more scrutiny soon or get kicked out. 
 

In a Tuesday interview, he pledged to strictly enforce a three-year deadline that requires Chinese firms to permit inspections of their financial audits. If businesses refuse, their shares could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq as soon as 2024. 

“The path is clear,” Gensler said. “The clock is ticking.”

The tough stance would seem to squash the hopes of some on Wall Street