Using a sample of listed Chinese non-state-controlled enterprises (NSCEs) from 1999 to 2011, we show that NSCEs with political connections are less likely to engage high quality (big) auditors than similar non-connected NSCEs. These results suggest that connected NSCEs under Chinese state...

We examine the puzzling observation of newly emergent Chinese non-state-controlled enterprises (NSCEs) adapting the long-established practice from state-controlled organizations of inviting state officials for general non-technical and non-regulatory visits(领导视察) and then publicizing...