Following the e-commerce giant Alibaba’s US-Hong Kong dual listing from last November, several US-listed tech companies including JD.com and Netease are pursuing their Hong Kong debuts. The dual listing trend is formed and pressured by the Trump administration’s delisting threats, targeting especially Chinese firms. With the intensifying tension between the two countries and the long-running dispute about oversight of auditing, listing corporates are looking to Hong Kong for a way out.
