Australians living and travelling to China may be arbitrarily detained, the Department of Foreign Affairs has warned, as the relationship between the two countries deteriorates | ErykBagshaw
Australians living in and travelling to China may be arbitrarily detained, the Department of Foreign Affairs has warned as the relationship between the two countries deteriorates.
The upgraded travel advice on Tuesday comes after a similar warning for Hong Kong last week after Beijing implementeddesigned to prevent and punish attempts to undermine the Chinese state. Protesters hold up blank papers during a demonstration in a mall in Hong Kong, which could be in violation of new legislation.DFAT on Thursday told up to 100,000 Australians living in Hong Kong and those planning on travelling to the Chinese territory that new laws could be interpreted broadly. Residents have been warned by Hong Kong police that pro-independence chants, flags and as of Tuesday - blank pieces of paper raised in defiance - could be in violation of the new legislation.
"You can break the law without intending to," the department said. "The maximum penalty under this law in Hong Kong is life imprisonment."China maintains the new laws are necessary to put an end to 15 months of influence over Beijing's increasing influence in the former British colony and restore business confidence.
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