"Leader of China Xi ultimately decided the investigations of the consulting services didn't go far enough, according to the people with knowledge of Beijing's decision making.
Tougher U.S. sanctions on Chinese businesses and tighter restrictions on the sale of advanced technologies to China, rolled out over the past several years, added to his resolve, they said.
For Xi and the security state, on-the-ground research work by consultancies, often involving interactions with Chinese nationals, has exposed state secrets, threatened the party's control over how the rest of the world views China and helped the U.S. and its allies develop a hard-line policy toward Beijing.
The cybersecurity regulator has moved to restrict overseas access to various databases involving economic, financial and corporate-registration information, as well as patents, procurement documents, academic journals and official statistical yearbooks." [1]
1. Xi's Top Spy Leads Crackdown --- Squeeze on U.S. firms is part of plan to give security clique power over China's economy. Wei, Lingling. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 19 May 2023: A.1.
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