China Travel Warning

[MMDown Under]

Govt warns Australians could face arbitrary detention. 

Sounds serious!  Not a way to make friends!  Lucky we can't travel overseas at present.  

[MMDown Under]

28 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

 

 

[Chiliburn]

31 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

Govt warns Australians could face arbitrary detention. 

Sounds serious!  Not a way to make friends!  Lucky we can't travel overseas at present.  

There’s no cruises there so why go.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

A cruise travel blog popped up on a YouTube feed I was watching that suggested cruise lines were far from impressed with their entry into the Chinese market , and were looking to reposition ships elsewhere, (pre COVID) 

[MMDown Under]

17 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

A cruise travel blog popped up on a YouTube feed I was watching that suggested cruise lines were far from impressed with their entry into the Chinese market , and were looking to reposition ships elsewhere, (pre COVID) 

With the latest warning, it looks like future Chinese cruises will be limited to the Chinese market.  Not what cruise lines would have planned when they invested in the Chinese market.  

Times like this you have to feel sorry for the cruise industry.  

[icat2000]

China including Hong Kong is not really a place to visit in the near future.

[Chiliburn]

Do you think China will ban foreign cruise companies,especially American ?

[The_Big_M]

As long as the cruise companies follow all the rules the Chinese government sets, they'll probably keep them on for a while, until their own cruise industry can be successful. So not at this point.

[lyndarra]

No more China visits for me. On my ignore list now along with Saudi Arabia an Dubai.

Edited July 8, 2020 by lyndarra

[MicCanberra]

It is such a shame things have deteriorated this far. I like Hong Kong and using it as a stepping stone for cruises.

[The_Big_M]

No one unhappier with it than most Hong Kong-ese.

[By The Bay]

Latest from ScoMo.

 

"The Federal Government has upgraded its travel advice for Hong Kong, saying Australians "may be at increased risk of detention on vaguely defined national security grounds"." Source ABC

[GCHAN]

On 7/8/2020 at 7:57 PM, MicCanberra said:

It is such a shame things have deteriorated this far. I like Hong Kong and using it as a stepping stone for cruises.

Hong Kong is a beautiful place but i don't think we will go there again. We really love Singapore as a stopover.

[OzKiwiJJ]

I agree. We've enjoyed several short visits to Hong Kong over the years but won't be going there. We have friends there but I don't want to risk contacting them just in case.

[MicCanberra]

The walls have ears, so be very careful for their sakes.

[OzKiwiJJ]

24 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

The walls have ears, so be very careful for their sakes.

Exactly. We might be able to find out how they are going through business contacts though. 

[NSWP]

HK is good, Singapore is better IMO anyway.

[OzKiwiJJ]

Singapore has become too expensive these days although you can still get good cheap food at hawker stalls and local restaurants. But it's a nice place to visit occasionally.

[MMDown Under]

China now warns citizens of arbitrary searches in Australia and upgrades travel warnings. 

 

[NSWP]

3 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

China now warns citizens of arbitrary searches in Australia and upgrades travel warnings. 

 

Chinese propaganda and they probably believe it over there.  No wonder some of the Hong Kongers want to escape to UK and Straya.

[NSWP]

On 7/10/2020 at 7:43 PM, OzKiwiJJ said:

Singapore has become too expensive these days although you can still get good cheap food at hawker stalls and local restaurants. But it's a nice place to visit occasionally.

Yes, well were were having 8 nights in Singa post Majestic Princess from Sydney and pre Arcadia to Southampton.  But that was all cancelled in November when my wife was diagnosed, well before Covid times. Due to covid those cruises were canned anyway, Majestic terminated at Freo and Arcadia skipped Singa. We had no trouble getting deposits back etc.

 

But on the subject of expensive Singapore, I noted that when searching for good hotels, I booked the Ascott, studio, it was not cheap, but they gave me my deposits back.  We had stayed in Singapore 2 or 3 times for a few days to and from Europe, so saw a bit.  Like you I preferred Singa to HK. 

Edited July 14, 2020 by NSWP

[Chiliburn]

41 minutes ago, MMDown Under said:

China now warns citizens of arbitrary searches in Australia and upgrades travel warnings. 

 

Do you have a link?

Things are escalating now the US has declared Chinas  claim to the South China Sea as unlawful .

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/moves-block-chinese-claims-south-china-sea-200713191231562.html

Edited July 14, 2020 by Chiliburn

[By The Bay]

6 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Do you have a link?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-13/china-issues-upgraded-travel-warning-for-australia/12451626

[Chiliburn]

10 minutes ago, By The Bay said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-13/china-issues-upgraded-travel-warning-for-australia/12451626

That’s pretty bad that a government tell lies like that.

[NSWP]

Just now, Chiliburn said:

That’s pretty bad that a government tell lies like that.

Whats new, China told porkies re Covid19, did they not ?  I don't want to get too political. This is not a political site.