Classiccruiser777 Posted January 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Be informed and prepared: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted January 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you for this informative link - being informed is always good. Is Russia next? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 3, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Good to know. What is Oceania going to do about if anything? Kind of a general warning but could be serious. Not quite sure that I would want to be in China now. The world is becoming a more dangerous place so maybe North America ( U.S. and Canada) is the place to be for now. Will have to watch how this plays out. Hope for the best but plan for anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted January 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Classiccruiser777 said: Be informed and prepared: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html Kinda vague about what we should do....we'll be in China in April on the world cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 3, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you for posting this. We are visiting China on a Crystal cruise in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 4, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 4, 2019 It appears the major areas in question are the Xinjiang Uighur and Tibet Autonomous Regions which are located in the northwestern corner and southern part of China, respectively. If I am reading the alert correctly, there really isn't that much to worry about in the eastern Chinese ports where the cruise ships go to, especially if you stick to doing tourist things and don't do anything stupid, or am I missing something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted January 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 4, 2019 My impression from the alert was that people most at risk are those of Chinese extractions, or former Chinese residents/citizens. Am I wrong? It wouldn't be the first time! We were there in May 2008 on a Viking riverboat cruise --strictly U.S. citizens in our group -- and we certainly had no problems then. But that's 10 years ago and things have changed. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted January 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Mura said: My impression from the alert was that people most at risk are those of Chinese extractions, or former Chinese residents/citizens. Am I wrong? It wouldn't be the first time! We were there in May 2008 on a Viking riverboat cruise --strictly U.S. citizens in our group -- and we certainly had no problems then. But that's 10 years ago and things have changed. Mura Mura- You are correct. The details in the advisory list specific criteria which ordinary American tourists should not worry about...unless they have have Chinese ancestry that the government has interest in or you have had shady dealings in China. It also seems this is not a new advisory, but was a routine renewal of an advisory originally sent out in January 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/world/asia/china-travel-advisory.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=World Edited January 4, 2019 by 1985rz1 grammar correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted January 4, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Strange advisory and Nothing New. This has always been the case, that dual Chinese citizens are always in Jeopardy, It was a big issue in the 1990's also, when there was a large emigration to the US after the June 4th repression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted January 4, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 4, 2019 We have just come back from a cruise with Chinese ports, no issues. We did tourist things and did not import banned literature or other banned items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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