Kidnapping & Extortion on Rise in China
I see two reports today from US State Department warning Americans doing business or traveling in China, that there is an increase in kidnappings for extortion. As the US Consulate General in Hong Kong puts it (in newsletter release of April 1):- Recently, incidents of foreign businesspeople, including American citizens, being detained against their will by workers or hired gangs for the specific purpose of extorting money or to intimidate have increased. Typically, the foreigner is threatened with violence and detained at a factory, hotel, or private residence until payment is negotiated and delivered. Sometimes the foreigner is physically assaulted or abducted.
Be careful my friends!
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 9:42 PM
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