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by UltraSane 264 days ago
"There is a history of important Chinese personnel being kidnapped by e.g. the US when abroad"

No there isn't. China revoked their passport to keep them prisoners not to keep them safe.

"On a good faith basis, one would think China banning people from leaving is a good thing"

Why would anyone think imprisoning someone like this is a good thing?