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Representative Kim Ying-yu sent a letter to Secretary of State Rubio, requesting that the China travel alert be raised to Level 3 and the cases of detained Americans be delisted on the grounds that the CCP continues to threaten people traveling to China with hostage diplomacy and arbitrary law enforcement.
Young Kim, Chairman of the East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Congressman of the 40th District of California, sent a letter to the Secretary of State on the 29thrubio (Marco Rubio), in light of China’s continued unfair detentionAmerican citizen Urged the State Council to raise China’s travel advisory from Level 2 “Exercise increased caution” to Level 3 “Reconsider travel”.
Jin Yingyu said that research on June 3, 2026myanmar Min Xin (transliteration), the American scholar who raised the issue, was detained by the Chinese government; In November 2024, Chinese seismologist Yulin Chen (transliteration) was detained by Chinese national security personnel as he returned to Beijing, China to visit relatives. Jin Yingyu said, “The Chinese Communist Party continues to use hostage diplomacy as a bargaining chip against the United States.” Americans considering travel to China should receive clear and honest risk assessments, and moving to Level 3 can do just that.
The State Department updated its China travel alert on October 19, reminding Americans that they face serious risks of unjustified detention in China, as well as arbitrary enforcement of local laws and surveillance, and illegal restrictions on leaving the country without due process. However, the alert level remains at Level 2, the same as peers such as Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Jin Yingyu also urged the State Department to list specific cases of detained Americans, such as Min Xin and Chen Yulin, on China’s travel warning website as a warning to the American people.
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He believes that the CCP continues to unjustly detain US citizens and use hostage diplomacy as a means of political bargaining, posing obvious risks. Therefore, the warning should be raised from level 2 to level 3 to provide a clear reminder to those traveling to China about the risks.
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The article mentions two cases: Min Shin, an American scholar studying Myanmar issues, was detained on June 3, 2026; Chinese seismologist Chen Yulin was detained by Chinese national security personnel when he returned to Beijing to visit relatives in November 2024.
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The State Department updated its warning on October 19, reminding Americans of the risks of unreasonable detention, arbitrary law enforcement, surveillance and illegal exit restrictions in China, but remains at Level 2, the same as some allies.
