Americans in China are being warned by the U.S. State Department to exercise “increased caution,” due to an elevated risk of arbitrary law enforcement, including detention and bans on exiting the country.
The security alert, issued on July 11 by the U.S. Embassy in China, said U.S. citizens “may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime.” It added that Americans may be subject to “prolonged interrogations and extended detention for reasons related to ’state security.'”
