Travel Warnings For China
News April 28th, 2008
I don’t want to add to the tensions, but I do want to pass this along to China expats and possible Olympics visitors. Seems like the US state department has issued a new warning to foreign travelers in China. I can’t get the state department page to load but the warning is quoted by Reuters here.
The U.S. government on Friday issued a travel alert for China, citing a higher risk of attacks within the country in the near future, including possibly at the Olympic Games in August.
“Any large-scale public event such as the upcoming Olympic Games may present an attractive target for terrorists,” the State Department said in the alert.
“There is a heightened risk that extremist groups will conduct terrorist acts within China in the near future,” it said, urging Americans who live in China or traveling there to be cautious in hotels, restaurants, on public transportation, and in areas of large public gatherings.
It also urged U.S. citizen to avoid demonstrations.
The travel warning is basically “Don’t be an idiot” and reminds Americans that you are not safe making a political statement in the Middle Kingdom. The problem is, many Western shops and supermarkets are the targets of boycotts so you might be making a political statement by buying your bread and bacon (staples of expat life!) at the wrong store.
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