U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker blocked from exiting China, WSJ reports
Chenyue Mao, a Shanghai-born and Atlanta-based managing director at Wells Fargo, was subjected to an exit ban after she entered China sometime in recent weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. banking giant has suspended all travel to China following Mao's exit ban, according to the report.
Wells Fargo did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the matter.
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