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IronLionZion

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1. I went there 14 years ago, it was sketchy back then

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2023, 10:28 AM

Jul 2023

troops everywhere. Police doing roadblock checks, especially for foreigners. Plenty of places they don't want foreigners to see.

It's way worse now. Xi has decided to go full Mao. Plenty of aid groups have pulled out their foreign workers and rely only on local workers.

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US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 OP

I went there 14 years ago, it was sketchy back then IronLionZion Jul 2023 #1

I have a friend working there now as an educator. bluedigger Jul 2023 #2

Many foreigners find life there worthwhile, won't be mentioned in any American press release. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #3

"And...what about the dictatorship of Saudi? Any advisories on the most brutal regime " BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #6

"the most brutal regime" EX500rider Jul 2023 #10

There are advisories for those places too! BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #11

And here you are again defending China. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2023 #7

Could say the same about this country durablend Jul 2023 #4

Other countries actually do have advisories for travel here BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #8

Just returned from 3 weeks in Asia WA-03 Democrat Jul 2023 #5

Hong Kong wants more tourists, but mostly 'good quality' ones, please BlueWavePsych Jul 2023 #14

Remember that if you are detained and your relatives cry to the Wonder Why Jul 2023 #15

It's a dictatorship there Xanchez Jul 2023 #9

Whenever we travel abroad.... Xolodno Jul 2023 #12

People engaging in false equivalency blame the US for the reluctance of American firms to do Martin68 Jul 2023 #13