China Travel Advisory- US State Department

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China Travel Advisory

Exercise increased caution in China due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals.

Chinese authorities have asserted broad authority to prohibit U.S. citizens from leaving China by using ‘exit bans,’ sometimes keeping U.S. citizens in China for years. China uses exit bans coercively:

    to compel U.S. 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 favor of Chinese parties.

Read more at: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html

CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/03/us-issues-new-warning-over-china-travel-urging-increased-caution-.html

US updates warning over China travel, urging ‘increased caution’

Okay, we are at code 2; quite a bit from the more serious warnings. Still, something to note.