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Updated January 5th, 2021 at 18:06 IST

NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

 The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed under an order from President Donald Trump, a move Beijing had warned might lead to retaliation.

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 The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed under an order from President Donald Trump, a move Beijing had warned might lead to retaliation.

The exchange cited further consultation with regulators but its announcement late Monday gave no other details.China's foreign ministry on Tuesday criticized Washington for “suppressing foreign companies” but made no direct comment on the NYSE announcement.

The NYSE said Thursday it would remove China Telecom Corp. Ltd., China Mobile Ltd. and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. under Trump's November order barring Americans from investing in securities issued by companies deemed to be linked to the Chinese military.

The order added to mounting U.S.-Chinese tension over technology, security and spying accusations.

The Trump administration has imposed export controls and other sanctions on some Chinese companies, visa curbs on members of the ruling Communist Party and other restrictions.

“The suppression will have very limited impact on Chinese companies, but it will damage the national interest and image of the United States," said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, Han Chunying.

She expressed hope Washington will do more to maintain the order of the global financial market and protect investors.Political analysts expect little change in policy under President-elect Joseph Biden, who takes office Jan. 20, due to widespread frustration with Chinas trade and human rights records and accusations of spying and technology theft.

Trump's November order bars Americans from investing in securities issued by companies deemed by the Defense Department to be part of efforts to modernise the Communist Party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army.

The 2 million-member PLA is one of the biggest and most heavily-armed militaries. It is spending heavily to develop nuclear submarines, stealth fighters, ballistic missiles and other advanced weapons.

The Pentagon has added 35 companies to its blacklist. In addition to the phone carriers, they include telecom equipment giant Huawei, China's biggest maker of processor chips, three state-owned oil producers and construction, aerospace, rocketry, shipbuilding and nuclear power equipment companies.

Hong Kong-traded shares in the three phone carriers surged Tuesday. China Telecom rose 3.4 per cent, China Mobile jumped 5.7 per cent and China Unicom surged 8.5 per cent. Shares in all three have fallen recently.

The Chinese government has accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hamper competition and has warned that Trumps order would hurt U.S. and other investors worldwide.

On Saturday, the foreign ministry said Beijing would take unspecified necessary countermeasures to protect its companies.

The government made the same announcement following previous U.S. sanctions without taking action. 

(IMAGE CREDITS:AP)

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Published January 5th, 2021 at 18:06 IST

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