Wells Fargo Banker Detained by China Now Free to Return to US

Adam Boehler, special envoy for hostage response, said officials’ actions show ‘U.S. policy has changed.’
Wells Fargo Banker Detained by China Now Free to Return to US
Adam Boehler, President Donald Trump's special envoy for hostage response, speaks at a briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 14, 2020. Leah Millis/Reuters
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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.