US EditionChina Imposes Exit Bans on Wells Fargo Banker, U.S. Government Worker
CHINA, JUL 20 – Exit bans on two American nationals, including a Wells Fargo executive, highlight China's use of legal measures amid rising US-China tensions, with 128 cases reported since 1995.
- A Wells Fargo banker has been barred from leaving China due to a criminal matter, as confirmed by China's foreign ministry.
- The exit ban also affects a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee who allegedly did not disclose his government job on his visa application.
- Mao Chenyue, managing director of Wells Fargo Credit Solutions, is the employee facing the exit ban, according to statements made to The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
- Wells Fargo has suspended executive travel to China and is working 'through the appropriate channels' to resolve the issue.
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