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China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Chenyue Mao, the Wells Fargo banker who has been blocked from leaving the country, was involved in a criminal case and obliged to cooperate with the investigation.
Chenyue Mao has been blocked from leaving the country because she “is involved in a criminal case,” China’s Foreign Ministry said.
Beijing confirmed that China-born, Atlanta-based Mao Chenyue is banned from leaving the country. This comes during a trade war with the Trump administration.
China blocked Wells Fargo banker Chenyue Mao, a Shanghai-born managing director based in Atlanta, from leaving the country because “she is required to assist in a criminal probe,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told the Wall Street Journal on Monday. Exit bans can last for months or years during investigations.
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Chenyue Mao, the Wells Fargo banker who has been blocked from leaving the country, was involved in a criminal case and was obliged to cooperate with the investigation.