Bessent: Delisting Chinese Stocks Is “On The Table”

Axios reports:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday declined to rule out the possibility of delisting Chinese stocks from U.S. exchanges, during an interview on Fox Business Network. The trade war could bleed beyond tariffs. Bessent didn’t raise the delisting prospect, but also didn’t flinch when asked about it by Maria Bartiromo.

“I think everything’s on the table,” Bessent said, before talking about export controls on both goods and capital to China. He then added: “That will be President Trump’s decision. At the end of the day, President Trump and Chairman Xi have a very good personal relationship and I’m confident this will be resolved at the highest levels.”

Read the full article. There are currently around 300 Chinese corporations listed on US exchanges.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t backing down—he says delisting Chinese stocks from American exchanges is firmly “on the table.”

Such a move would trigger a wave of investor sell-offs and cut Chinese firms off from U.S. capital, likely forcing many to flee to markets… pic.twitter.com/OZH21dcn8F

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