[londons_explore]

If you are born in China to Chinese parents, China considers you under it's jurisdiction for life. You can't travel to another country and start working against Chinese interests without consequences.

[olalonde]

That's not true. You can renounce your Chinese citizenship and it's actually required if you acquire another citizenship.

[seanmcdirmid]

This is sort of true. China can forcibly reinstate Chinese citizenship at their own discretion.

[olalonde]

I guess in the same sense that the U.S. considers they have jurisdiction globally. Not de jure, but a de facto reality.

[seanmcdirmid]

Yes. mind you this is just about the Swedish bookseller who was abducted from Thailand in 2018. There is not much defense for China here, even a what aboutism the USA doesn’t do much.