China is increasingly using exit bans to bar Americans from leaving

Re:China is increasingly using exit bans to bar Americans fr... by mytailorisrich on Sunday September 15, 2019 @01:11PM (#20978233)

Do foreign visitors in Paris feel the need to take part in the Yellow vest protests or to show their support/opposition to them? No.

The assumption here that foreign visitors in China feel an urge to become political activists as soon as they disembark their plane or that the political situation in China makes any difference to Western visitors is disingenuous.

I am not trying to justify Chinese policies. I am just saying that claiming that China is a risky place to visit for a Westerner is FUD and does not depict the reality.

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Re:China is increasingly using exit bans to bar Americans fr... by johnisgood on Sunday September 15, 2019 @01:14PM (#20978252)

Ah, OK, in that case disregard my comment. Just to clarify, I was not disagreeing with you, just assumed that you used "not too difficult to do X" as some sort of a justification. If this is not the case, then I apologize.

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Re:China is increasingly using exit bans to bar Americans fr... by stale2002 on Sunday September 15, 2019 @02:48PM (#20978801)

> Do foreign visitors in Paris feel the need to take part in the Yellow vest protests or to show their support/opposition to them?

I'd absolutely would feel perfectly fine doing this myself, or seeing other foreigners do this.

Good for them, if people want to go to Paris and participate in the yellow vest protests.

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