Is it Safe to Visit China? A Former Detainee’s Warning
From exit bans to arbitrary arrests, vague laws, unsubstantiated charges, grueling prison sentences, and secret executions — the risks keep growing.
Michael Kovrig is Executive Director of StrategicEffects, a nonprofit research network, Chief Executive of Kovrig Group, and Senior Adviser, Asia to the International Crisis Group. A former diplomat, he lived in China from 2014–2021. He is writing a book on China and geopolitics. Substack, LinkedIn, @MichaelKovrig,
Michael Kovrig is Executive Director of StrategicEffects, a nonprofit research network, Chief Executive of Kovrig Group, and Senior Adviser, Asia to the International Crisis Group. A former diplomat, he lived in China from 2014–2021. He is writing a book on China and geopolitics. Substack, LinkedIn, @MichaelKovrig, @kovrig.bsky.social.