SEC, China react as Trump approves foreign audit oversight bill
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-12-21T17:29:00
President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that will kick publicly traded Chinese companies off U.S.-based exchanges if they refuse to allow U.S. regulators to examine their finances.
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