Two U.S. citizens, a Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker, have been restricted from leaving China. “We can confirm that a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee, while traveling to China in a personal capacity,

A U.S. government employee has been banned from leaving China after traveling there in a personal capacity, the State Department said Tuesday, marking the latest case where Beijing has stopped U.S. nationals from departing the country.

An Atlanta-based banker working for Wells Fargo has been prevented from leaving China, the latest incident that threatens to amplify concerns among Western executives about the potential consequences of visiting the world’s second-biggest economy.