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US SEC’s Atkins says PCAOB members to review China compliance on audit deal

By Neil Roland ( February 12, 2026, 23:55 GMT | Insight) -- US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said his new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board members will look into suspicions that China may be gaming a bilateral agreement that authorizes American audits of US -listed foreign companies. “One of the things that these new board members will be focused on, with respect to China, and related companies, is how actually you know that the ones that are listed here in the United States, whether or not there is a robust access by competent auditors operating by our rules,” Atkins told the Senate Banking Committee.US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said his new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board members will look into suspicions that China may be gaming a bilateral agreement that authorizes American audits of US-listed foreign companies....

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