China's Development and Regulation of Cross-border Listings

Robin Hui Huang is Chair Professor at the Faculty of Law and Courtesy Joint Professor at the Finance Department of the Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong. As a leading expert on Chinese corporate and financial law, he has held visiting or guest posts at prestigious institutions in China and overseas. He has also served as an expert consultant to international organizations, Chinese courts, regulators of various jurisdictions and the private sector. He has won numerous awards for his scholarship, including the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship from the HK Research Grants Council and the Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award from the Ministry of Education of the PRC.

• 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of overseas listings of Chinese companies and regulatory responses; 3. Why do Chinese companies seek overseas listings?: Revisiting the legal bonding theory; 4. Extraterritorial jurisdiction of China's new securities law; 5. China's national security review of Foreign investment; 6. The legality of the VIE Structure: a theory of strategic ambiguity; 7. Audit oversight issues concerning overseas-listed Chinese companies; 8. Regulating securities misconduct across borders: the mainland China-Hong Kong case; 9. China's recognition and enforcement of Foreign securities judgments; 10. The IPO and listing of Foreign companies in China; 11. Conclusion; Index.