A Wells Fargo banker traveling on business has been blocked from leaving China after recently arriving there for a work trip, according to a report.
Chenyue Mao, an Atlanta-based managing director at Wells Fargo, is facing an exit ban after entering China in recent weeks, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
Mao, who was born in Shanghai, was traveling there internationally on business, according to her automated email response.
Chenyue Mao is a managing director at Wells Fargo. Trade Reboot
Wells Fargo quickly suspended all travel to China following news of the exit ban, sources told the Journal.
It could not immediately be determined when Mao was detained or why she is facing an exit ban.
“We are closely tracking this situation and working through the appropriate channels so our employee can return to the United States as soon as possible,” a Wells Fargo spokesperson told