US Citizen Says She Was Questioned by Police in China for Using US Cell Phone in Public

US Citizen Says She Was Questioned by Police in China for Using US Cell Phone in Public
Policemen are seen on Tiananmen square in Beijing on June 4, 2024. Adek BERRY/AFP via Getty Images
Nathan Su
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A U.S. citizen visiting Harbin City in northern China was recently questioned by local Chinese police and warned not to use her U.S.-registered mobile phone in public.

Teresa Chen (a pseudonym), who requested anonymity, is an American citizen employed by a U.S. law firm in Northern California. Ms. Chen, who has frequently traveled to China for business, made her latest trip in May for a personal reason: selling her apartment in Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang Province in China.