美国众议院中国问题特别委员会对在线投资平台Webull员工内部通讯的分析显示，尽管该公司曾表示禁止此类共享，但一名位于中国的公司员工似乎曾获取过一名美国客户的信息。该分析出炉之际，距离CNBC首次详细披露该两党特别委员会报告已近两周。该报告结论称，拥有2800万用户的Webull在结构上“悄悄”与中国政府“存在关联”，对美国金融构成国家安全威胁。在10月7日该报告发布后，Webull股价下跌逾19%。
Internal messages between employees of online investing platform Webull suggest a company employee in China had access to information about a U.S. customer, despite the company having said it bars such sharing, according to an analysis of the messages by the House Select Committee on China The analysis comes nearly two weeks after CNBC first detailed the bipartisan select committee's report that concluded that Webull, which counts 28 million users, is quietly "tied in structural ways" to China's government, representing a national security threat to American finance. Webull shares slid more than 19% on the heels of that Oct. 7 report.
报告发布时，Webull在给CNBC的一份声明中表示：“美国客户数据存储在美国，对敏感客户数据的访问权由美国控制。”但众议院中国问题特别委员会新公布的内部通讯记录（CNBC独家获得）引发了关于这种情况是否一直存在的质疑。
At the time of the report, Webull told CNBC in a statement that "U.S. customer data is stored in the U.S. and access to sensitive customer data is controlled by the U.S." But the newly released internal messages by the House Select Committee on China, which CNBC exclusively obtained, raise questions about whether that has always been the case.
该委员会的关注重点是中国构成的威胁，以及保护美国产业免受中国竞争的影响。
The committee has focused on threats posed by China and protecting U.S. industry from Chinese competition.
一条通讯记录显示，一名Webull员工在讨论一名美国客户账户时身处中国。
One message thread suggests a Webull employee was in China during a discussion about a U.S. customer account.
该记录还表明，该账户此前曾由一名中国Webull团队成员和一名美国同事批准。
The thread also indicates the account was previously approved by a China Webull team member and an American counterpart.
这些可追溯至2021年的通讯是在Microsoft Teams上进行的，通讯双方为Webull美国券商部门经理Brendan Fuller和一名昵称“Rock”的员工Zhenghan Wang。特别委员会称，Wang当时很可能身在中国。
The messages, dating to 2021, were sent on Microsoft Teams between Brendan Fuller, a manager at Webull's U.S. brokerage, and an employee named Zhenghan Wang, whose nickname is "Rock." The select committee says Wang was likely in China at the time.
在一条通讯中，Fuller向Wang提及了涉及某个特定交易账户的担忧。“我们发现了这些问题……并批准了账户，”Fuller写道。Wang回复：“是的，CIP。”
In one message, Fuller messaged Wang about concerns involving a particular trading account. "We saw these problems ... and approve account," Fuller wrote. Wang replied: "Yes,CIP."
CIP是“客户身份识别计划”的缩写，是美国监管要求，规定金融机构必须核实开户个人和实体的身份。“我以为是这样，”Fuller回复道。王问富勒：“谁批准账户？”富勒回答：“一名中国团队成员和一名美国团队成员。”
CIP is an acronym for Customer Identification Program, a U.S. regulatory requirement that financial institutions verify the identities of individuals and entities opening accounts. "I thought so," Fuller responded. Wang asked Fuller: "Who approve the account?" Fuller responded: "One China team member and one US team."
王接着问：“我想知道在什么情况下（CIP），我们可以批准开户？”
Wang then asked: "I want to know in what situation (CIP), can we approve the account open?"
富勒回答：“我认为我们直接全部批准，不管什么情况……”“然后我们付款给供应商。并制作报告和工作，”富勒补充道。
Fuller responded: "I think we just approve them all no matter what ..." "And then we pay for vendors. And create report and work," Fuller added.
王随后回复“CIP=”后跟组成常用语的中文简体字，该短语翻译为“名存实亡”或“无用”。
Wang then replied that "CIP=" followed by Mandarin Chinese characters forming a common phrase that translates as "Exists in name only," or "Useless."
特别委员会的一位发言人在给CNBC的声明中说：“这些短信中的所有证据都指向Webull员工郑瀚王（Zhenghan Wang）当时身处中国，并在为公司工作时拥有美国客户数据的访问权限。”委员会的分析得出结论，认为王在交流时身处中国，因为短信的时间戳显示王在北京时间白天工作，并且他将软件设置为将短信翻译成简体中文。
A spokesperson for the select committee, in a statement to CNBC, said, "All the evidence in these text messages points to Zhenghan Wang, a Webull employee, being located in China with access to U.S. customer data at the time he worked for the company." alysis by the committee concluded that Wang was in China at the time of the exchange because the messages' time stamps indicated that Wang was working daytime hours in Beijing, and because he set his software to translate the messages into simplified Chinese.
Webull的一位发言人没有直接回应CNBC关于王在2021年访问美国客户数据的问题，以及这是否推翻了公司关于其美国数据不传输到中国的断言。
A Webull spokesperson did not directly respond to CNBC's questions about Wang's access to U.S. customer data in 2021 and whether that disproved the company's assertion that its U.S. data does not go to China.
Webull发言人表示：“保护客户数据是Webull运营的核心。”“Webull的美国客户数据仅存储在美国，位于弗吉尼亚州和俄勒冈州的AWS服务器上，敏感数据的访问权限仅限于美国本土员工，”该发言人说。
The Webull spokesperson said, "Protecting customer data is central to Webull's operations." "Webull's U.S. customer data is stored only in the U.S. on AWS servers in Virginia and Oregon, with access to sensitive data restricted to U.S.-based employees," the spokesperson said.
“美国券商交易业务完全由美国本土人员指导，从未有身处美国境外的个人对Webull的美国券商交易业务行使过运营或决策权。”该公司发言人还批评了特别委员会发布这些短信。
"U.S. broker-dealer operations are directed exclusively by U.S.-based personnel, and no individuals based outside the U.S. have ever exercised operational or decision-making authority over Webull's U.S. broker-dealer business." The company spokesperson also criticized the select committee's release of the messages.
“目前被提及的这些信息其实源自2021年的一起FINRA（美国金融业监管局）调查事件，该事件早已结案，”发言人表示。FINRA是负责监管证券经纪商的自律组织。
"The Teams messages now being referenced date back to a 2021 routine FINRA matter, which was concluded," the spokesperson said. FINRA, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the self-regulatory organization for member broker-dealers.
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Webull公司表示：“我们坚决反对任何不负责任的猜测，并重申我们的数据保护措施：我们的数据保护政策非常严格，且一直在不断完善，并经过了独立验证。”特别委员会在10月7日发布的报告中指出，由于Webull的公司架构，该公司的“软件开发、数据传输系统以及核心运营流程”都依赖于受中国政府法律管辖的基础设施；根据这些中国法律，相关企业可能被要求以各种方式配合中国政府的要求（包括强制数据传输）。
"Webull rejects irresponsible speculation and stands on our well-documented record: Webull's data protection practices are robust, continuously enhanced, and independently verified." The select committee's Oct. 7 report argued that Webull's corporate structure means the firm's "software development, data pipelines, and core engineering operations" are dependent on infrastructure subject directly to Beijing's laws. Those Chinese laws can compel firms to cooperate with the government in various ways, including mandating data transfers.
特别委员会周二发布了一份题为《Webull与中国关系的真相》的新闻稿。声明中称，自委员会发布报告以来，Webull多次就其业务情况及其与特别委员会的互动作出了虚假陈述。委员会列出了Webull提出的五项主张，并逐一进行了反驳。其中一项主张是“Webull声称‘美国客户数据存储在美国境内’”，委员会的反驳内容是：“事实是：特别委员会的报告并未对数据存储地点提出任何质疑。”
The select committee on Tuesday issued a press release titled, "The Facts on Webull's Ties to China." The release said that since the committee issued its report, Webull "has ... responded with numerous false statements about its business and its interactions with the Select Committee." The committee listed five claims by Webull, followed by what the committee labeled "The Truth." One section, titled "Webull Claim: 'U.S. customer data is stored in the U.S.,'" was followed by a rebuttal that said, "The Truth: The Select Committee's report does not dispute where the data is stored.
该委员会继续表示：“其调查结果关乎谁能够接触到数据以及处理这些数据的系统。”“报告发现，Webull的关联公司Webull Technologies Limited此前曾使用中国服务商腾讯云来托管某些用户数据……Webull尚未说明腾讯托管了何种数据，以及何时终止了该安排。”Webull周二表示，正与预测市场平台Kalshi合作，向美国客户提供所谓的永续期货。
"Its finding is about who can reach the data and the systems that process it," the committee continued. "The report found that Webull affiliate Webull Technologies Limited previously used Tencent Cloud, a China-based provider, to host certain user data ... Webull has not said what data Tencent hosted or when that ended." Webull said Tuesday that it was partnering with Kalshi the prediction market platform, to offer so-called perpetual futures to U.S. customers.
Webull表示，首批永续期货——与传统期货不同，永续期货没有到期日——将针对加密货币。
The first set of perpetual futures, which do not have an expiration date, as traditional futures do, would be for cryptocurrencies, Webull said.