News Analysis Two of the “Big Four” global accounting firms are facing scrutiny in China for audits related to Chinese clients. In February, a staffer at Deloitte’s China affiliate sent a 55-page PowerPoint presentation to employees documenting alleged auditing and oversight violations in the firm’s audits of Chinese clients. The presentation went viral on Chinese social media Weibo and Zhihu, with many online commentators expressing support for the whistleblower and calling for government investigations into auditing practices. The presentation, drafted by an unnamed Beijing-based employee calling themselves YW, detailed several potential auditing issues dating back to 2016 involving ten clients. Some of the more material accusations involve senior managers of the firm failing to abide by proper auditing procedures. For example, during the audit of RYB Education—a NYSE-listed company—the whistleblower found certain information in the auditing wallpapers which were not consistent with actual receipts and vouchers provided by the company …