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With China’s History of Arbitrary Detention of Canadians, Dissidents Warn Against Visa-Free Travel

With China’s History of Arbitrary Detention of Canadians, Dissidents Warn Against Visa-Free Travel

Last updated: February 19, 2026 10:47 pm
By Olivia Gomm
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With China’s History of Arbitrary Detention of Canadians, Dissidents Warn Against Visa-Free Travel

An Air China Boeing 777-300 plane lands at Beijing International Airport on April 10, 2025. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

Olivia Gomm

Olivia Gomm

2/19/2026|Updated: 2/19/2026

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China watchers are warning against travel to China after Beijing said Canadians can travel there visa-free as Ottawa pursues closer ties with China.

Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Canada-based Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, reacted to the announcement that Canadian passport holders can now travel to China without a visa, saying Canadian citizens who have been detained in China should be released and returned home.

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