"Domestic regulators have become more uncomfortable with Chinese media, content firms which operate in the country and obtain voluminous user data, but are incorporated offshore and now seek overseas listings," one of the sources said.Īnother of the sources said that the Ximalaya move also comes amid Beijing's growing concerns that U.S. tensions.Ĭhina's ruling Communist Party (CCP) has long maintained a tight grip over ideology and propaganda, especially over state media which it can use to assert its authority. The potential change of venue comes as China further tightens its ideological grip on private media and internet businesses amid China-U.S. IPO in late April, has started pre-marketing the float since early May and looked to raise about $500 million, said two of the sources. Shanghai-based Ximalaya, which filed publicly for the U.S. The CAC and Ximalaya did not respond to requests for comment. It will make a final decision about the listing venue within the next two weeks, they added. The privately-owned company, backed by tech majors Tencent (0700.HK), Xiaomi (1810.HK), Baidu (9888.HK) as well as Sony Music Entertainment, is still in talks with the CAC, the sources said. Ximalaya, the country's top podcast and audio app operator which aimed to go public in New York as soon as this month, has recently been pushed by China's regulators, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), to withdraw the listing plans and go public in Hong Kong instead, they said.
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