The Wall Street Journal (gated) with the report.
The closures come after US firm Mintz was raided earlier the year and staff detained.
- US firm Minz Group Beijing office raided, Chinese staff detained
- China imposed roughly US$1.5 mn in financial penalties on the Beijing arm of Mintz Group for allegedly conducting unapproved statistical work
Making statistics illegal isn't likely to further enhance business confidence in China. Jailing statistics folks, ditto. This from earlier in the year also: