Expert Jeremy Daum describes the Chinese government’s approach to foreign companies as “almost paranoid”.
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Berlin, Dusseldorf It is grim scenes that have recently alarmed foreign companies in China. Just a few weeks before the German-Chinese government consultations, which take place on Tuesday, a documentary was shown on Chinese state television that many interpreted as a warning. The TV footage showed police officers searching the offices of international consulting firm Capvision across China.
National security agencies have found that many foreign organizations with “complicated backgrounds” have been stealing state secrets and intelligence information in key areas of China, a spokesman said in the post. They used local consulting firms to do this.
Almost at the same time, the Chinese government tightened its anti-espionage law, which, according to legal experts, makes any procurement of information in the People’s Republic suspect of espionage. In addition, sudden searches and arrests at other US consulting firms in the People’s Republic made headlines. The developments are following a dangerous trend: For years now, international companies’ business in China has become increasingly risky.
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