Think Your Embassy Will Protect You? Not If You're British – China News

shanghaiscrap.com — A follow-up on the alleged kidnapping/ransom of a British national by a Chinese state-owned scrap firm in Ningbo. "If you ever find yourself in a tight spot, don’t count on foreign service officers to get you out of it. Fortunately, I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to test such advice. But based upon the document that justifies this post, let me just state for the record that - were I ever to get into a tight fix in China - please, lord, don’t let me be a British national."

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nstanosheck 3 years 11 weeks ago

Great story Alex, thanks for the follow-up piece!

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