China travel warning: Australians told they may be at risk of arbitrary detention Australia news


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Updated advice comes after Beijing accused Australia of waging ‘espionage offensive’. Australia has updated its travel advice for China to warn that authorities have detained foreigners on alleged national security grounds and that Australians may be at risk of arbitrary detention. Amid increasing tensions in the relationship between the two countries, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs revised the travel advice on Tuesday to include the phrase: “Authorities have detained foreigners because they’re ‘endangering national security’. Australians may also be at risk of arbitrary detention.” The advice was updated about a week after Chinese officials and state media accused Australia of...