The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) found seven of eight audit engagements it reviewed in China and Hong Kong contained “unacceptable rates” of deficiencies. PCAOB Chair Erica Williams called the landmark inspections “a powerful first step toward accountability.”

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