Chinese company staff members were detained for a long time upon entering the U.S. and later deported, drawing attention.

Chinese company staff detained at US airport, detained for nearly 60 hours and deported, the Foreign Ministry is really angry this time!

Recently, another incident involving Chinese citizens being subjected to prolonged questioning and deportation upon entry to the United States has drawn attention. According to disclosures, a Chinese enterprise employee held a valid visa and legally traveled to the United States, but was taken by U.S. law enforcement agencies upon arrival at the airport, detained for nearly 60 consecutive hours, and finally denied entry, being directly deported on the same flight.

More notably, this is not an isolated case — similar situations have repeatedly occurred over the past year, with the targets mostly being personnel from sensitive or "strategic competition" related industries in China's technology, manufacturing, and communications sectors.

From the details, such interrogations often occur during the immigration inspection process. The individuals are usually taken to so-called "secondary inspection areas," where their electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers are compulsorily inspected, even having data copied; some people are restricted from contacting the outside world, unable to promptly inform their companies or embassies; more seriously, some are detained for longer than the legal 48-hour limit without clear legal basis. The 60-hour detention in this incident clearly exceeds the reasonable time frame for conventional border enforcement.

Why does the U.S. frequently take such strict measures against Chinese enterprise personnel? Because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and FBI departments have continuously regarded Chinese enterprises and research personnel as "sources of technology transfer risks." Especially in fields such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, new energy, and biomedicine, the U.S. implements selective and discriminatory enforcement against Chinese personnel under the pretext of "so-called security."

China's Foreign Ministry clearly expressed anger this time during a regular press conference, criticizing the U.S. actions as "unfounded" and "brutal," not only infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens but also "seriously undermining the normal business cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries." The severity of the language reflects China's extreme dissatisfaction with the systematic and institutionalized discrimination by U.S. agencies against China.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856000627593292/

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