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China Imposes Exit Bans on Wells Fargo Banker, U.S. Government Worker
CHINA, JUL 20 – China uses exit bans amid diplomatic tensions to restrict two U.S. citizens, including a Wells Fargo executive, affecting at least 50 Americans according to advocacy groups.
- 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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