Until recently, Chinese firms were able to list on Nasdaq - not exactly as other companies, but still able to rise funds and gaining liquidity by doing so. A
large number of companies are "allowed" this type of listing. However, a couple of things are happening that draw a gloom path for the future.
Firstly, many companies are delisted for not meeting the requisites of NASDAQ. These requisites are not really thought, but there seems to be a strong cultural problem on how China understand the concept of rising capital compared to US. An average Chinese distrust anything that looks too good, or even minimally good. The listings are oftentimes based on inaccurate information (to say it softly). Not that many western companies do not ever lie - misleading information is all over - we are talking about plainly cooking the figures for sales, growth, etc...
Secondly and more recently, the Chinese government has taken direct actions on recently listed companies that have caused significant drops in valuation, directly burning any investor.
It seems that China is decoupling its economy from foreign funds, but also NASDAQ is
de-listing when they fail to meet reporting and honest information requirements.
(source The Economist and other outlets).
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