China bans US employee from leaving country, seizing passport & phone, as tensions rise. US officials cite rising travel risks.

Beijing blocked a U.S. federal employee from leaving China after they traveled to the country in a personal capacity, the State Department confirmed Tuesday.

While the timing caught many off guard, Red Bull’s announcement after the British Grand Prix that Horner had been sacked with immediate effect sent shockwaves through the paddock. Horner had led Red ...

New details are emerging about China's exit ban on a U.S. government employee and a Wells Fargo banker. The State Department confirmed a U.S. Department of Commerce employee was blocked from ...

China has declined to comment on the alleged exit ban, saying only that it handles all cases according to the law.

Beijing confirmed Monday that an employee of US bank Wells Fargo was barred from leaving China, following reports last week that Shanghai-born managing director Chenyue Mao was under an exit ban.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown didn’t hold back when asked about Christian Horner’s shock departure from Red Bull — saying the end result didn’t surprise him at all. While the timing caught ...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown didn’t hold back when asked about Christian Horner’s shock departure from Red Bull — saying the end result didn’t surprise him at ...

A Wells Fargo banker and a U.S. government employee were blocked from leaving, and a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors.

Fears that employees of foreign firms risk entanglement with Chinese authorities have resurfaced after news that an employee of U.S. bank Wells Fargo has been banned from leaving the country.