the University of California, Irvine, hosted an event together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) for Chinese businesses wishing to enter or invest in the US market. Each time a Chinese participant asked a particular question, SEC attorneys and DOJ prosecutors quickly stated that they could not give legal advice and then did not answer the question. They did so because giving such information might lead to a client relationship with the Chinese investor and create a fundamental and prohibited conflict of interest with their governmental work. This
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