CCTV News: Recently, about 20 Chinese scholars who went to the United States to attend academic conferences with valid legal visas were unreasonably interrogated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement officers at the Seattle Airport in the United States and were refused entry.

In view of the continuous malicious interrogation and harassment of Chinese scholars at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the United States remind those who plan to go to the United States in the near future to increase their security awareness and avoid entering from this airport. At the same time, please learn more about the U.S. entry regulations in advance and make various preparations. If you encounter interrogation by U.S. law enforcement officials, respond calmly and rationally.

Contact Information

Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours):

+86-10-12308

+86-10-6561230 8

Telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Embassy in the United States:

+1-202-495-2216

Telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Consulate General in New York:

+1-212- 695-3125

Telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Consulate General in San Francisco:

+1-415-929-6998

Telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Consulate General in Los Angeles:

+1-213-807-8052

Consular protection and assistance hotline of the Consulate General in Chicago:

+1-312-397-3015