The US government is warning Americans that if they visit China they may not be able to return home
 

The US State Department has issued a travel advisory urging Americans to "exercise increased caution" when travelling to the People's Republic of China.

The State Department's elevated travel advisory is out of concern that China may arbitrarily enforce local laws and detain US citizens without cause.

The advisory also indicates that US-Chinese citizens or Americans of Chinese heritage are especially vulnerable to "additional scrutiny and harassment."

"Chinese authorities have asserted broad authority to prohibit US citizens from leaving China by using 'exit bans,' sometimes keeping US citizens in China for years," the State Department said in its advisory.

According to the advisory, China tends to use these exit bans in a coercive manner to "compel US citizens to participate in Chinese government investigations, to lure individuals back to China from abroad, and to aid Chinese authorities in resolving civil disputes in favour of Chinese parties."

In addition, the State Department said Americans find out about these exit bans only when they try to leave China, and they aren't notified how long the bans will last.

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yes this is true because some of them may be in violation against sanctions somebody imposed somewhere and this somehow defrauds china investors...not only this but the countries surrounding china are not safe as well for US citizens...china could think some US citizen in some surrounding country violated some china sanctions somewhere and this somehow defrauded china investors as well...

there is absolutely no reason to not do exactly what the USA is doing :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

There's no danger to American citizens in China. This is to distract from Russia's attempt to get Maria Butina back (so they can erase her) by kidnapping a random American for an exchange.

That's great. Issue a travel warning about the country that didn't just kidnap one of our citizens.

bronco67 know better than US gov))