A U.S. Department of Commerce employee has been restricted from leaving China by authorities in Beijing, a State Department spokesperson told CBS News on Monday. The unidentified government employee’s restricted travel was confirmed as Beijing revealed new information about a U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker who has also been subjected to an exit ban.
“We can confirm that a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee, while traveling to China in a personal capacity, was made subject to an exit ban in China,” the State Department spokesperson said Monday. “We are tracking this case very closely and are engaged with Chinese officials to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.”
The New York Times reported Monday that the employee in question is a U.S. citizen who has been prevented from leaving China since mid-April.
The newspaper cited a State Department document it has obtained, adding that it shows Beijing officials seized the man’s passport, credit card, cellphone and iPad while he was in the city of Chengdu on April 14.
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