US Issues China Travel Advisory Amid Increased Tensions

US Issues China Travel Advisory Amid Increased Tensions
The U.S. flag flies at a welcoming ceremony between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. Trump was on a 10-day trip to Asia. Thomas Peter/Pool/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON— The U.S. State Department on Jan. 3 renewed its warning for U.S. citizens traveling in China to exercise increased caution due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” amid heightened diplomatic tensions over the arrest in Canada of a Chinese technology company executive.

The updated travel advisory maintains the warning at “Level 2” but also warns about extra security checks and increased police presence in the Xinjiang Uyghur and Tibet Autonomous Regions.