“The Chi­nese gov­ern­ment does not see busi­ness as ​‘sep­a­rate’ from state, and has made clear that [com­pa­nies] must show their loy­al­ty to Bei­jing,” said Steve Vick­ers, CEO at polit­i­cal and cor­po­rate risk con­sul­tan­cy Steve Vick­ers & Associates.