Travel to China 2023: Information Security Must-knows from a Recent Visit
The good news of China’s border opening for travelers is worth celebrating. However, it is also worthwhile to look into what travelers should know to protect themselves, their devices and information.
On March 13, 2023 China announced it would reopen its borders, allowing the issuance of all categories of visas from March 15th. The Chinese government claimed the border opening was to “facilitate people-to-people exchange between China and other countries” (http://us.china-embassy.gov[.]cn/eng/zytz/202303/t20230315_11041658.htm). This is the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted that foreign travelers can enter mainland China. Despite high price tags and a lack of direct flights, business travelers, tourists and overseas Chinese eagerly sought plane tickets to visit the country. According to a February 2023 survey conducted by the US-China Business Council, a US trade group in China, 50 percent of chief executives from 43 American companies planned to visit China before July this year.
The good news of China’s border opening for travelers is worth celebrating. However, it is also worthwhile for us to look into what travelers should know to protect themselv…
