as Beijing tightens control over what it considers sensitive information related to national security. Officers raided Capvision’s office in the eastern city of Suzhou, questioned its employees and searched office devices, a Jiangsu provincial television station reported Monday. The company was a so-called expert network, which connected its clients with people who provided specialist knowledge, largely in mainland China.
Last month, China broadened the scope of its already sweeping counter-espionage law to expand the definition of espionage from covering state secrets and intelligence to any “documents, data, materials or items related to national security and interests” — a move that further spooked foreign businesses. The consulting industry in particular has fallen into the crosshairs.
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China consultancy crackdown sends jitters across foreign businessThe scrutiny of consultancies including Capvision Partners, which saw its offices raided Tuesday, is the latest step in a yearslong campaign to tighten control of information.
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