The US government is warning Americans about the dangers of traveling to China: it could be a trip with no return. If you’re scheduled to travel to China, you’d better cancel according to the government.
They are warning even in Hong Kong, Americans run the risk of being unjustly imprisoned or prevented from leaving freely.
China has arbitrarily enforced laws and banned Americans from leaving under very shaky justifications. In May of this year, a 78-year-old American, John Shing-Wan Leung, was sentenced to life in prison.
The Chinese have claimed that Leung is an American spy.
In addition, another important point is last week, China established new foreign relations laws that put at risk anyone who goes against the country’s interests.
Not only ordinary people but also foreign companies can get on China’s blacklist and end up in a cell, no matter how weak the actual charges.
Considering what China’s already doing to its own Uighur population, there’s no reason to believe they won’t ramp up persecution of Americans and foreign citizens.
China also passed a rather intimidating counterintelligence law, frightening the foreign business community.
There is also another strong law now on the books that makes criticism of China’s communist regime a potential crime, even for foreigners.
U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to China risk being unjustly detained, without knowing the reason for the arrest and without access to the consulate.
In the case of Leung, we don’t even know what proof, if any, China has against him. Leung was arrested on April 15, 2021, in Suzhou City.
In addition to Leung, there are several other Americans detained in China, among other foreign nationals.
There is also the case of Cheng Lei and Yang Jun, Chinese-Australians, imprisoned since 2019 and Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, arrested in 2018.
China is a dangerous communist regime that cannot be trusted. It’s best to stay away, especially when you only have the weak Biden regime on your side.
They’re not going to do anything for people who get stuck over in China and we all know it.