(The Epoch Times)—A Wells Fargo executive banned from leaving China last week is “involved in a criminal case,” China’s Foreign Ministry said on July 21 after the exit ban raised fears about doing business in the country.
On July 17, Wells Fargo said it was “tracking this situation” and trying to secure the return of its employee to the United States after media reports said Mao Chenyue, an Atlanta-based managing director at the bank, was prevented from leaving China, leading to the bank’s suspension of travel to China.
Speaking from Beijing at a daily press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun alleged Mao “is involved in a criminal case currently being handled by Chinese law-enforcement authorities and is subjected to exit restrictions in accordance with the law.”
Guo said the bank executive “has an obligation” to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
Following reports on Mao’s exit ban, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said it had raised concerns about “the impact arbitrary exit bans on U.S. citizens have on … bilateral relations” and urged the Chinese communist regime to “immediately allow impacted U.S. citizens to return home.”
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