US Says China Travel Risks Are ‘Not Hypothetical’ After Americans Detained

The Trump administration has issued a warning that Americans in or visiting China face the risk of “unjust arrest or detention.” This warning comes after two American scholars, Chen Youlin and U Min Zin, were wrongfully detained. The State Department has updated its travel advisory to China with this explicit warning, noting that Beijing’s use of exit bans lacks a fair legal process.

• Americans traveling to or living in China risk “unjust arrest or detention.”
• Two American scholars, Chen Youlin and U Min Zin, have been wrongfully detained in China.
• The State Department updated its China travel advisory with this warning.
• Beijing’s use of exit bans is noted to lack a fair and transparent legal process.