Don't travel to China.
Do travel to China, its quite nice.
If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban
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#12Don't travel to China.
Or to any other authoritarian state.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do travel to China, its quite nice.
Is that worth risking your freedom for?
I don't think my freedom is at risk when I go there honestly. There are probably people in some fields or businesses that do have some risk. But I think the fears are overblown.
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#16I’m very curious if exit bans are typically targeted towards Chinese nationals, dual-nationals, or foreigners.
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#17The US State Department also warns about this: > "Reconsider travel to Mainland China due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including in relation to exit bans, and the risk of wrongful detentions." https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/...
Can anyone speak to the state department’s ability to repatriate you if China enforces an exit ban while in country?
The advisory they give is the help you are getting from them. It's not like they can send the FBI Hostage Rescue Team or Delta Force to China anyway, even if they wanted to. They might try to get you out in special situations, for example if a friendly country had terrorists taking hostages confined to a small area or if a small and/or weak country tried something and there was no or only a weak travel advisory before the incident, but even then I would not count on it.
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#19The US State Department also warns about this: > "Reconsider travel to Mainland China due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws, including in relation to exit bans, and the risk of wrongful detentions." https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/...
Can anyone speak to the state department’s ability to repatriate you if China enforces an exit ban while in country?
The US has no legal authority within China, or any other country, which is why the State Dept website says "You must follow the local laws of the country you visit".
It's pretty much a negotiation. The State Dept can try back channels if they think you've been unfairly denied an exit visa, but other than than, there is nothing they can do.
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