US Government Issues ‘Level 3’ Warning Over China Travel Due to Risk of Wrongful Detention

US Government Issues ‘Level 3’ Warning Over China Travel Due to Risk of Wrongful Detention
Paramilitary police officers stand guard near a Starbucks coffee in Beijing Railway Station in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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The U.S. government has warned Americans against traveling to China due to the arbitrary enforcement of laws by the Chinese communist regime that can result in people getting jailed without even being aware of their alleged crimes.

“The People’s Republic of China (PRC) government arbitrarily enforces local laws, including issuing exit bans on U.S. citizens and citizens of other countries, without fair and transparent process under the law,” a June 30 travel advisory issued by the U.S. State Department said. “U.S. citizens traveling or residing in the PRC may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime.”
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