China has advised its citizens travelling to the US to avoid a Seattle airport, citing “malicious interrogation and harassment” of some 20 Chinese academics.The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that the academics had valid visas and were going to a conference but were denied entry after “unreasonable interrogation” by US border officers at Seattle-tacoma-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="117983" data-entity-type="location">Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.The ministry said that any citizens planning to travel to the US in near future should improve their awareness of security, avoid Seattle-tacoma-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="117983" data-entity-type="location">Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and “carefully review US entry regulations in advance to make all necessary preparations”.
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China warns travellers to avoid Seattle airport after academics denied entry to US
China has warned its citizens to avoid Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when traveling to the United States. The warning follows China's claim that approximately 20 Chinese academics with valid visas were recently denied entry and subjected to "malicious interrogation and harassment" by US border officers at the airport.
Laura ZhouSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-16 · 10:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has warned its citizens to avoid Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when traveling to the United States. The warning follows China's claim that approximately 20 Chinese academics with valid visas were recently denied entry and subjected to "malicious interrogation and harassment" by US border officers at the airport. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, the academics were traveling to attend a conference. The ministry advises Chinese citizens planning to travel to the US to increase their security awareness, carefully review US entry regulations, and make necessary preparations before their trip. The warning was issued on Thursday.
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Citizens should avoid Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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China has advised its citizens travelling to the US to avoid Seattle airport.
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They were denied entry after “unreasonable interrogation” by US border officers.
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The academics had valid visas and were going to a conference.
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Some 20 Chinese academics faced “malicious interrogation and harassment”.
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