U.S. Evacuates Workers From China After Complaints of Mystery Illness

State Department investigating whether there are similarities to ‘sonic attacks’ in Cuba

BEIJING—The State Department has evacuated additional U.S. employees and their families from the Chinese city of Guangzhou after they reported unexplained medical symptoms, and is trying determine whether there are similarities with the mysterious illness that struck American diplomats in Cuba last year.

The State Department said last month that one U.S. government employee in Guangzhou had suffered a mild brain injury after months of “abnormal” aural sensations and was sent to the U.S. for an evaluation.

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