China says forcing Chinese firms off U.S. exchanges will harm U.S.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that forcing Chinese firms to retreat from U.S. stock exchanges would severely harm U.S. interests.In a briefing, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang also accused Washington of making hasty generalisations about China-based companies' accounting practices.He made the remarks when asked about remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warning American investors about fraudulent accounting practices of China-based firms.