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It may not be the best time to invest in Chinese IPOs

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    Background     It all started when Mark Cuban, a billionaire and an investor on Shark Tank, tweeted last month that the solution to the US-China trade war would be to cut Chinese IPOs off the US Exchanges because it would hurt the capital of Chinese companies, but won't hurt the American people as much as tariffs do. That may seem like a pretty wild idea, but there are some indications that the White House may actually do it. What does it mean for you, the investors and what should you do?    American investors like you who invested in Chinese companies should be aware of the risk that it has for you if Trump does drop all Chinese IPOs because the stock market on Friday took a hit causing the S&P 500 to drop 0.53 percent after the news that the White House may follow Mark Cuban's plan. This may foreshadow a hit for the US stock market if the White House follows through and especially for Chinese companies who will take most of the hit. I w...