U.S. issues increased travel warning for China

The State Department issued an increased travel warning Thursday advising U.S. citizens considering travel to China to "exercise increased caution" due to "arbitrary enforcement of local laws."

Background: China has arrested two Canadian citizens in the last month for allegedly endangering Chinese security, though experts tell Axios they were likely detained as a retaliatory measure for Canada's arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. In December, the State Department also issued an increased travel warning for Russia — where an American citizen is currently being held on charges of espionage — due to risk of "terrorism, harassment, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws."

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