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China to change confidentiality rules involving companies' offshore listings

China to change confidentiality rules involving companies' offshore listings

中國將更改涉及公司離岸上市的保密規則
reuters ·  2022/04/02 05:22  · 重磅

SHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuters) - China on Saturday proposed revising confidentiality rules involving offshore listings, removing a legal hurdle to Sino-U.S. cooperation on audit oversight while putting the onus on Chinese companies to protect state secrets.

上海，4月2日(路透社)-中國週六提議修改涉及離岸上市的保密規則，消除中美審計監督合作的法律障礙，同時讓中國公司承擔保護國家機密的責任。

The draft rule, announced by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is Beijing's latest attempt to resolve a long-running audit dispute with Washington that could lead to roughly 270 Chinese companies being forced to delist from U.S. exchanges in 2024.

中國證監會公佈的這項規則草案，是北京方面為解決與華盛頓之間長期存在的審計糾紛而做出的最新嘗試。這場糾紛可能導致約270家中國公司在2024年被迫從美國交易所退市。

China's updated rules will scrap requirements that on-site inspection of overseas-listed Chinese companies be conducted mainly by Chinese regulators.

中國的更新規定將取消對海外上市中國公司的現場檢查主要由中國監管機構進行的要求。

That could open the door to inspections by U.S. regulators, who demand complete access to such firms' audit working papers, which are stored in China.

這可能會為美國監管機構的檢查打開大門，美國監管機構要求完全訪問這些公司的審計工作底稿，這些底稿存儲在中國的資料庫中。

The draft makes clear that Chinese companies are responsible for information security in overseas listings.

徵求意見稿明確，中國企業對境外上市的資訊安全負有責任。

(Reporting by Reuters Shanghai and Beijing newsroom; Editing by William Mallard)

(路透社上海和北京新聞編輯部報道；威廉·馬拉德編輯)

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