Chinese state security police raided the offices of Suzhou-based Capvision as part of an investigation into alleged “espionage” at the high-profile Consultancy Firm. Just days after similar raids targeting foreign consultancy firms, police have accused Capvision of “facilitating the leaking of state secrets,” raided its offices and questioned its employees in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and Shenzhen. Police told the broadcaster that Capvision had been in “regular contact” with people working in sensitive industries like defense and science, and that the company had paid huge salaries to such people in a bid to “illegally obtain all kinds of nationally sensitive data.”

The move is a warning signal to Western companies and organizations operating in China. Citing the company’s own prospectus, Sina.com said the number of “experts” working with Capvision rose from 230,000 at the end of 2018 to 395,000 in

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