During Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ Senate confirmation hearing, a lawmaker asked him, “Would [you] investigate Chinese companies for … wanton and blatant violations of U.S. disclosure laws that have gone unchecked for years?”

Atkins confirmed that he would , helping him narrowly secure his confirmation with just 52 votes. This question came amid recent renewed focus on the need for stronger regulatory enforcement of Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

For example, on May 2, 2025, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) of the Senate Committee on Aging sent a letter to Chairman Atkins on the same topic, asking him to take action on delisting Chinese compan

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