/CHINA: Companies Fear Detention Of Staff In China (AFR)

Dozens of big Australian companies are reviewing the safety of their expatriate staff in China and are reassessing plans to send employees back into Shanghai and Beijing this month as the country eases border restrictions. Senior executives at ASX-listed companies operating in China told The Australian Financial Review they had approached the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian consulates and embassies in China for advice. One major importer, which did not want to be named, said one of its Australian staff decided to fly back to Australia at the weekend. While most companies that spoke to the Financial Review said they were not planning to remove staff already on the ground, they would consider stopping others due to fly out this month.

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