US government employee barred from leaving China, Washington says | News

US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a ‘personal capacity’.

A United States government employee has been prevented from leaving China after visiting the country for personal reasons, Washington has said.

The employee of the US Patent and Trademark Office, an agency within the US Department of Commerce, was subject to an “exit ban” while travelling in China in a “personal capacity”, the US Department of State said on…