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US adds ‘wrongful detention’ warning for Americans travelling to China

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM · 1 min read
US adds ‘wrongful detention’ warning for Americans travelling to China — South China Morning Post, Beijing Business news
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The US State Department has added a “wrongful detention” warning to its travel advisory for China, alerting Americans to the risk of being detained arbitrarily under Chinese law. On Monday, the official China travel advisory added the “D” risk indicator for wrongful detention, while maintaining the country’s overall advisory level at Level 2, or “Exercise Increased Caution”. The advisory urges Americans travelling to mainland China to exercise caution due to the “arbitrary enforcement of local...

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