What Shein’s Cybersecurity Probe Means for Its IPO Dreams

Jan 18, 08:01 AM

China’s powerful internet regulator has opened a cybersecurity review of fashion giant Shein. Though the company is based in Singapore and doesn’t sell its products in China, it has important connections to the country through its network of suppliers. The probe could be an important step ahead of Shein’s planned IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. WSJ China tech editor Liza Lin tells host Alex Ossola about the probe, and its potential impact.

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China’s powerful internet regulator has opened a cybersecurity review of fashion giant Shein. Though the company is based in Singapore and doesn’t sell its products in China, it has important connections to the country through its network of suppliers. The probe could be an important step ahead of Shein’s planned IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. WSJ China tech editor Liza Lin tells host Alex Ossola about the probe, and its potential impact.

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