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If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban

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Re: If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban

#25

Note that the linked webpage is just a mess of text that was clearly created as SEO-focused advertising for this law firm. It is not any kind of serious reference on the China exit bans phenomenon.

> Note that the linked webpage…

It is.

That said, the website is legitimate. They’ve put out a lot of very good content, for years, albeit with a pessimistic slant. The firm founder is also active on Twitter.

Re: If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban

#27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

As long as you or any relation/acquaintance/company/nation you belong to do not offend China, you're cool.

Case in point: the two Michaels from Canada detained 'suddenly' after a Huawei executive was detained in Canada in relation to a US govt case: https://globalnews.ca/news/8224094/canada-china-two-michaels...

Though a third Canadian had his conviction retried to a worse sentence - death.

Re: If you travel to China, be aware of an exit ban

#29
This is a bit much.

> This person was held hostage for five days in a high-end U.S. hotel room in Qingdao and had to be led out of that room and driven to Beijing by what was essentially a swat team we organized to get her out. She was able to fly out of China because she was not subject to an exit ban. I write about this because it makes for a great story and because it highlights how exit bans and hostage taking can overlap

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