An American Wells Fargo employee detained by China via an exit ban earlier this year is now allowed to return to the United States. It comes after U.S. and Chinese officials met for two days of talks in Madrid.
Wells Fargo executive Mao Chenyue was barred from leaving China in July due to what Chinese authorities said was an ongoing criminal investigation. The bank has since suspended all travel to China.
During an event hosted by the Washington-based think tank Center for a New American Security on Sept. 16, Adam Boehler, special envoy for hostage response, said that the United States “did just get someone that was held in their home released from China.”…