State Department Warns Americans Against Traveling to Hong Kong Over 'Interrogation' Concerns

State Department on Tuesday warned Americans that traveling to mainland China or Hong Kong may be dangerous, cautioning U.S.

The Tuesday advisory is perhaps the most blunt warning yet to Americans who are considering traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China.

The United Kingdom also issued an advisory to its citizens this week about visits to Hong Kong, a former colony controlled by the British for decades until 1997.

citizens traveling or residing in China or Hong Kong, may be detained without access to U.S.

citizens may be subjected to prolonged interrogations and extended detention without due process of law," reads the State Department advisory.

Chinese officials responded to the State Department's Tuesday advisory by accusing the Trump administration of not "fully respect[ing] the facts." Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday described the State Department advisory as "unwarranted political manipulation" in an interview with Associated Press reporters.

"Of course, foreigners in China also have an obligation to abide by Chinese laws.".

Newsweek reached out to both the State Department and Chinese envoy officials in Washington Tuesday morning for additional remarks