Opinion: Why Did China Revamp Its Overseas IPO Rules?

Feb. 17 marked one of the most important milestones in the regulatory overhaul of China’s stock market. The country finally completed the rollout of a registration-based IPO system in its A-share market and issued new supervision rules for overseas listings by Chinese companies. The latter, which had been open for public feedback since December 2021, essentially expands the registration-based system to cover overseas listings.