Amid rising tensions between China and the United States over Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet, the United States has warned its citizens that the risk of arbitrary detention in China has increased.
The U.S. State Department has issued a security alert, saying U.S. citizens in China could face lengthy interrogations and lengthy detentions based on state security.
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The State Department said Chinese authorities could be forced out of the country under local law, not to enforce the law.
Beijing and Washington have recently blamed each other for the Corona virus epidemic, Chinese policies in western Tibet and Xinjiang, as well as US sanctions on Chinese officials.
China passed a controversial security law for Hong Kong last June, prompting the international community to raise concerns, saying the law bans speaking out against the Chinese government anywhere in the world. ۔
