BEIJING -- The arrest of a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma on espionage charges Thursday is expected to accelerate the trend of foreign companies scaling back their China operations amid uncertainty about where the legal lines lie.
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China's Astellas arrest seen fueling retreat by foreign companies
Businesses rethink investment amid lack of clarity over broadening crackdown
China has been clamping down harder on foreign companies over alleged spying. © Reuters
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