China issues U.S. safety alert for citizens citing 'malicious questioning' by border officers

China‘s foreign ministry on Thursday issued a notice warning citizens of security risks traveling to the U.S. and advised citizens not to enter the country from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

China‘s foreign ministry on Thursday issued a notice warning citizens of security risks traveling to the U.S. and advised citizens not to enter the country from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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The Chinese ministry said recently that about 20 Chinese scholars traveled to the U.S. to attend an academic conference, but were subjected to “unreasonable questioning” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Seattle airport and were denied entry.

The Chinese scholars were holding valid U.S. visas, the ministry said.