Swidan and Li were considered “wrongfully detained” by both the U.S. government and the United Nations. The State Department advisory downgrade follows years of Chinese government complaints that the “reconsider travel” warning was unjustified and was impeding a rebound in U.S. business and tourist travel to pre-pandemic levels. The prisoner swap means that “currently there are no Americans wrongfully detained …
The United States has improved the travel advisory for India, lowering it from the highest Level 4, which means no travel, to Level 3, which urges citizens to reconsider travel. The improvement of the travel advisories for India and Pakistan by the State Department on Monday comes in an acknowledgement of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the region. The Centers …
