The US is considering warning its citizens about increased risks when travelling to China, as calls grow for the release of a Canadian former diplomat detained following the arrest of a senior executive of telecoms group Huawei.
Two people with knowledge of the situation said that the travel advisory was “being debated” after Michael Kovrig, an adviser to the International Crisis Group, a non-profit policy research organisation, was detained on Monday in Beijing.
The move came as China turned up the heat on Canada to prevent the extradition of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder. By contrast, Beijing has been publicly cordial towards the US, as it tries to reach a detente after months of trade friction.