中國修改反間諜法可能令外商卻步，從而對經濟雪上加霜:
"Some foreign business executives say they worry the rewriting of the espionage law means that many topics, ranging from the status of Taiwan to China’s human rights record to technology such as semiconductors, are now becoming off limits in discussions with their Chinese counterparts."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-ratchets-up-pressure-on-foreign-companies-524b958e
WSJ對美思明智與貝恩兩間美企先後遭到搜查的原因作出解釋:
"Mintz and Bain both operate businesses involving collection of information, an area that some executives worry are coming under increasing scrutiny from Chinese authorities. As a due-diligence firm, Mintz offers services such as background checks and investigations on potential business partners, rivals and new hires.
Bain—whose presence in China includes offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong—specializes in providing counsel to businesses and conducts and publishes research on local markets."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-authorities-question-bain-staff-in-shanghai-e0bbf2fb
"特別令人關注的，是取用「萬得資訊技術股份有限公司」（Wind Information Co）的數據也受到限制。萬得是中國一個非常重要的數據庫，公司位在上海，其經濟和金融數據被中外分析師和投資者廣泛使用。
有西方研究員及宏觀分析師表示，隨著中國日前修訂「反間諜法」，擴大其適合範圍，很多外國智庫、研究公司及非金融實體也發現不能延長訂閱萬得的數據庫，而萬得形容這涉及「遵從」的問題。"
無論是不出席峰會或新設非副部級的國家數據局，外界都嗅出某種欲振乏力的萎靡:
"Unlike the recently formed national data bureau, which also falls under the NDRC’s umbrella, the new department announced Monday won’t hold a vice-ministerial rank, suggesting it is unlikely to be a policy heavyweight in a vast government bureaucracy that has long favored the country’s powerful state-owned enterprises."
