The U.S. Department of State lowered its advisory for China on Monday, from level 4 ('Do not travel') to level 3, urging Americans to reconsider any travel to that country.
on Monday, from level 4 to level 3, urging Americans to reconsider any travel to that country. At the same time, it warned of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws" in China and Hong Kong.
The advisory warned U.S. citizens that China imposes “arbitrary detention and exit bans” to compel cooperation with investigations, pressure family members to return to China from abroad, influence civil disputes and “gain bargaining leverage over foreign governments.” In Hong Kong, China “unilaterally and arbitrarily exercises police and security power,” the advisory said, adding that new legislation also covers offenses committed by non-Hong Kong residents or organizations outside of Hong Kong, possibly subjecting U.S. citizens who have publicly criticized China to a “heightened risk of arrest, detention, expulsion, or prosecution.”
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