STATEHOUSE — State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla joined a coalition of state financial officers from across the country urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the continued listing of China-based companies on American stock exchanges.

In a formal letter addressed to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, the signatories called attention to the growing risk these entities pose to U.S. investors due to ongoing interference by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the failure of Chinese firms to meet U.S. transparency, accounting, and audit standards.

“As stewards of invested public funds, we have a responsibility to protect our beneficiaries from foreign entities that seek to exploit our capital markets while evading accountability,” said Comptroller Nieshalla. “Indian

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