onsdag 26. mars 2025

China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years

China has released five staff members of US due diligence firm Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown on consulting firms working with foreign businesses. Their detention in March 2023 came at a time of heightened suspicion of foreign espionage in China and kicked off a wave of raids on consultancy firms such as Bain & Company and Capvision Partners.

"We are grateful to the Chinese authorities that our former colleagues can now be home with their families," Mintz Group said in a statement. Their release comes at the conclusion of a business forum in Beijing attended by dozens of top foreign executives, including Apple's Tim Cook and Pfizer's Albert Bourla.