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China Signals End to $2 Trillion U.S. Listings Juggernaut

  • China will force most firms to seek approval for foreign IPOs
  • More than 400 Chinese companies have gone public in the U.S.

Photographer: Andrew Brookes/Cultura/Getty Images

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For two decades Chinese tech firms have flocked to the U.S. stock market, drawn by a friendly regulatory environment and a vast pool of capital eager to invest in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Now, the juggernaut behind hundreds of companies worth $2 trillion appears stopped in its tracks.