Hey guys,
Just wanted to share an interesting article I came upon this week.
Liu Changming, a former executive at the Bank of Communications in China, is accused of playing a key role in a fraud case, in which $1.4 billion in illegal loans was issued to property developers. He is among China's most wanted fugitives. He fled from the country in 2007.
A few months ago, Mrs. Liu and her children, Victor and Cynthia, visited a tropical Chinese island to visit their grandfather. Police officers detained their mother and moved her to a secret site, known as "black jail." Furthermore, the Chinese government refused to allow the children to leave China despite saying that they are not being investigated or charged with a crime. The children claim that their father severed ties with the family back in 2012, so they have no information about the whereabouts of their father.
It is believed that the Chinese government is using this tactic to lure the father out of hiding. People tracking the case say they hope that President Trump will raise the issue at the Group of 20 summit meeting this week in Argentina, where he and Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, will meet.
The Chinese government has held the family for months under a practice known as an exit ban - "a growing tactic that has become the latest flashpoint" in the increasingly bitter relationship between the U.S. and China. American diplomats have deemed this action to be coercive and a violation of rights.
I am curious to see how this situation pans out. Will the father turn himself in? How long will the Liu family be forced to remain in China? The problem has escalated to a point where the Georgetown and Harvard presidents have needed to step in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/us/politics/china-exit-ban.html
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