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US Warns Travelers of China’s ‘Arbitrary’ Enforcement of Laws, COVID-19 Measures

US Warns Travelers of China’s ‘Arbitrary’ Enforcement of Laws, COVID-19 Measures
Officers wearing personal protective equipment walk next to the entrance of a neighborhood during a COVID-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 8, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
4/10/2022|Updated: 4/10/2022
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The U.S. State Department on April 9 warned Americans to think twice before traveling to China owing to the Chinese regime’s “arbitrary” COVID-19 measures. It also authorized nonessential government employees and their families to leave its Shanghai consulate amid a citywide lockdown.

“American citizens are asked to reconsider travel to the PRC [People’s Republic of China] due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions,” the U.S. Embassy in China said in a statement.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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