State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

A new travel warning update was issued by the State Department asking travelers to China to ‘exercise increased caution.’

The US is specifically pointing ‘to arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals’ by using ‘exit bans’ to restrict US citizens from leaving the country, sometimes even for years.

The Level 2 advisory is concerned with the possibility of China luring Chinese nationals and US citizens of Chinese descent to enter China in order ‘to participate in Chinese government investigations’ and ‘aid Chinese authorities in resolving civil disputes in favor of Chinese parties.’

According to the warning, US citizens subject to the exit bans rarely know of the restriction until the moment they attempt to leave, and such citizens have been harassed, threatened and detained without access to consular services. Read more

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State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country

State Department warns US citizens travelling to China to ‘exercise increased caution’ because of coercive ‘exit bans’ that could bar them from leaving the country