2.77 Million people visiting China from Taiwan. 65 detained with not a single actual individual person being mentioned in the article. Just vague "went missing or had their personal freedoms restricted"
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Just read the article and about China's new 'guidelines.'
Btw, there are around 10,000 foreigners wrongfully detained in China, most of them are not officially named by their countries.
10,000 people detained out of how many tourists worldwide going to china? Like, I'm just trying to get some context because (1) a massive amount of people visit China every year and (2) how does this compare to other countries. A person being "detained" could literally just be a traffic stop or any other interaction with a police officer.
I guess my point is the article is purposely vague. How would this compare per tourist to the US for example?
Also, what you're mentioning is not at all what I mentioned originally. Which was about the article and Taiwan. You changed the subject to worldwide in order to make the number larger. Which, obviously it would be.
Edit: Asking about actual per capita comparison between countries is bad apparently. I guess "China bad" is heavier than getting actual data. Something this article completely fails to provide.
A person being “detained” could literally just be a traffic stop or any other interaction with a police officer.
No, a traffic stop or an interaction with a police officer isn't a detention. We are talking here about people who are wrongfully imprisoned for several years.
The vast majority of these people are wrongfully detained after what is called a "closed door trial". Essentially, this means that often not even their lawyers know what they are accused of. Very often, for example, authorities say it is for "espionage", though it remains fully unclear what this alleged espionage would have been.
You'll find a lot of credible reports from very reliable sources. During the pandemic, the situation in China regarding this practice is said to have worsened.
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No, a traffic stop or an interaction with a police officer isn't a detention
Literally just wrong. Detention includes a temporary hold . A traffic stop is a temporary hold. You're just comically wrong. I won't bother replying to the rest because you started your reply with such stupidity.
In bad country, if you walk down the street without an ID you risk being arrested and flown to Gitmo.
The taipei times has really dropped the quality on its "china bad" propaganda articles lately