Octavia_Melody2

If anyone here was planning on traveling to China for ANY reason, DO NOT. I'm dead serious. ESPECIALLY if you have relatives in China.

Why? China is now "legally" detaining pretty much anyone for indefinite periods of time (think years), especially people with relatives in China with ZERO embassy access or representation. It's called an "exit ban" and I notice that Wikitravel has NOT put up their usual red band warning.

The US State Department travel advisory lists it as a yellow warning:

"U.S. citizens may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime. U.S. citizens may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention for reasons related to “state security.” Security personnel may detain and/or deport U.S. citizens for sending private electronic messages critical of the Chinese government."

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

DO NOT VISIT CHINA