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US Warns Citizens of Arbitrary Action in China After Canadian Detentions

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01/04/19
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China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Fred Dufour, AFP

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The United States warned its citizens Thursday they could face arbitrary action by authorities when they visit China, following the detention of a number of Canadians.

Updating a travel advisory, the State Department maintained its previous guidance that Americans should “exercise increased caution” in China but stopped short of discouraging visits.

While the language was largely the same as earlier, the State Department warned of “arbitrary enforcement of local laws,” sudden prohibitions on exiting the country and harassment of U.S. citizens of Chinese heritage.

“In most cases, U.S. citizens only become aware of the exit ban when they attempt to depart China, and there is no method to find out how long the ban may continue,” it said.

“U.S. citizens under exit bans have been harassed and threatened,” it said.

It also advised Americans to look out for last-minute security checks and curfews in Xinjiang and Tibet, two minority-dominated regions where Beijing has sought to impose strict control.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asked about the updated advisory in a televised interview, said the State Department wanted Americans to “understand the risk but still travel there when it’s appropriate.”

“We wanted to let them know that there have been more risks from what China has done in terms of folks traveling there and not being permitted to return,” Pompeo told Fox News host Sean Hannity.


Why This Matters

China has detained 13 Canadians since early December when a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei was arrested in Vancouver on a U.S. request for alleged violations of Washington’s sanctions on Iran, according to Ottawa.

Two of the arrests – of former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor – were widely viewed as retaliation for the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is facing extradition to the United States.

China last year appeared to hit back at the U.S. travel advice by issuing its own guidance to Chinese coming to the United States, warning of the risk of mass shootings and the high cost of health care.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang denounced the new guidelines at a regular press briefing in Beijing Friday.

“The travel warning issued by the U.S., frankly speaking, does not stand,” he said.

“China always welcomes foreign citizens – including U.S. citizens – to visit China, and protects their security and legal rights, including freedom of entry and exit.”

Despite rising political friction, the two countries remain among the top sources of visitors to each other, with China by far the largest provider of foreign students to the United States.


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In November, China barred three U.S. citizens – a woman and her two grown children – from leaving the country because they were suspected of “economic crimes.”

The children say police are preventing them from returning home to compel their father, a former executive at a Chinese state-owned bank, to return to China to face criminal charges, according to the Times.

 

China Bars US Citizens from Leaving Over ‘Economic Crimes’

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