As inferred, today's Security Committee mailer is a regurgitation of a 3Jan19 US State Department PRC Travel Advisory; nothing new. MEC Sec Comm, however, can afford to be a bit more proactive with assessment/mitigation to the backroad, circuitous routing to/from the CAN ramp that facilitated the described "shakedown." Given this specific transit, are we truly surprised something like this occurred?

I did not see the warning/quote regarding "critical comments against the PRC" in the DoS message. But if we are concerned such comments via private, electronic means will result in a lower Chinese Social Credit Score and the resultant dispatch to the Xinjiang re-education camps to join the 1 million+ Uyghurs, Kazaks, et. al., then perhaps we should reconsider business with the entity. A fear of posted cogent, factual yet critical comments plays to their narrative. Perhaps if we just stop being critical, China will unilaterally cease all government-supported media disparaging the FDX shipping errors, level the playing field on trade, increase our access to earth metals, yield their South China Sea militarized outposts, honor Japan's valid claims in the East China Sea, bolster Taiwan's longevity, and make Albie's life better in HKG.....

I would be interested to hear if anyone encounters delays/issues during an impending China Visa renewal.