Chinese Police Probe Gun in FedEx Package
August 18 2019 - 7:32AM
Dow Jones News
By Chun Han Wong
BEIJING -- Chinese police are investigating the presence of a
gun in a package shipped to China from the U.S. and handled by
FedEx Corp. from the U.S., state media said, the latest scrutiny
directed at the American shipping company by Chinese
authorities.
The package was sent by a U.S. client to a sports-gear company
in China's southern Fujian province, the government-run Xinhua News
Agency reported Sunday, citing police in the city of Fuzhou, the
provincial capital.
Fuzhou police launched the probe after receiving a report and
confiscated the gun, Xinhua said. The agency didn't name the client
who sent the package or the recipient company.
FedEx didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chinese authorities are already investigating FedEx over the
alleged mishandling of packages destined for Chinese telecom
gear-maker Huawei Technologies Co. The U.S. delivery giant has
apologized over that issue, which occurred in May, and said it is
cooperating with authorities in that probe.
Write to Chun Han Wong at chunhan.wong@wsj.com
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