Chinese ‘crackdown’ on tech IPOs could lead to US share delistings, experts warn

Fears grow of exit from New York's exchanges after reports suggest Beijing will place new restrictions on seeking foreign investment

Some of China's most valuable public companies could abandon their American stock listings within months, experts have warned, after reports emerged that Beijing is planning a wider crackdown on tech companies going public overseas.

The development means that more than $2tn (1.5tn) of capital invested in the US shares of Chinese companies could be at risk.