(Shanghai Comprehensive News) The Chinese police raided the office of Bain Company, a well -known US consultant company in Shanghai this month, and questioned employees.Recently, many American companies have been investigated, making it worried that the Chinese government may take revenge sanctions due to the Bayeng government sanction Chinese enterprises.
According to Reuters, the Bain spokesman confirmed through an email statement on Thursday (April 27) that the Chinese police questioned the employees of the Shanghai office, but did not explain the reason.The statement also said that the company is cooperating with the Chinese official according to the situation, and there is no further comment.
This incident was first quoted by the British Financial Times on Wednesday (26th).People familiar with the matter said that the Chinese police raided Bain's office in Shanghai two weeks ago and took away a number of computers and mobile phones, but did not detain anyone.A person familiar with the matter revealed that the police visited the office more than once.
It is reported that it is not clear that the Chinese police searched Bain's purpose, and did not know whether it was related to the investigation of Mintz Group, a previous US due diligence company.
At the end of March, the official Chinese official conducted a raid search for the Beijing Office of Mei Sizhi Group, closed the company's local business and detained five Chinese employees.
Two consecutive American companies were searched to worry about it in Huamei Enterprises. This may be the Chinese government retaliated with the government's sanctions to sanction Chinese enterprises.Earlier, China ’s sales of network security in China’ s largest storage chip manufacturer Micron Technology ’s largest storage chip manufacturer, which is also regarded as the backbone of the United States' semiconductor industry in China.
On the other hand, the revised China Anti -Spy Law will increase the law enforcement powers of relevant departments, including allowing facilities and electronic equipment that allows the inspection of corporate institutions, and also makes foreign companies worry that the operating environment in China will worsen further.
The Wall Street Journal of the United States quoted foreign executives that the scope of application of the anti -spy law and the expansion of execution power may lead to normal business activities, such as collecting information about local markets, competitors and business partners, etc., which are considered spy activities.
Ross, chairman of the AMCham CHINA Policy Committee, pointed out that information is inevitable to do business, and the revised anti -espionage method will cause enterprises to be unable to collect the required information because they are worried that they will be labeled with spy labels.
A survey announced by the American Chamber of Commerce in China this month shows that although the Chinese companies are more optimistic about the recovery of the Chinese economy, the increasingly tense Sino -US relations have made them more and more pessimistic about their prospects for operating in China.
