SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: China's shock move to suspend Ant Group's record US$37 billion listing was described as necessary and reasonable by state media as well as by some analysts, even though it came just days before its dual debuts in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The entry of large tech firms into finance has led to concerns about fair competition and data privacy as well as other issues, the China Securities Journal quoted Zhang Zixue, a professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, as saying.
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