China warns state firms to avoid travel to US, says report
Employees asked to take extra care to protect their devices and to delete work-sensitive information if they need to travel
Beijing — China has asked some of the country’s state-run companies to avoid business trips to the US and its allies, and to take extra care to protect their devices if they need to travel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Sasac), which oversees about 100 government-run companies, has told some firms in recent weeks to only take secure, company-issued laptops meant for overseas use if travelling is necessary, according to the report, citing people familiar with the request. China’s travel advice also included warning on travelling to the other countries in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing pact — Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Bloomberg said. Sasac did not immediately respond to a request for comment. One state-owned Chinese energy firm had recently tightened information technology security protocols for employees travelling to the US, a company source told Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sens...
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