Getting caught in China

I’ve been in Xinjiang for 3 months now and finally had a run-in with the police. In the end the let me go with just a warning that journalists need permits and that I shouldn’t stay in cheap hotels. But I assume that I now have a record and that the next time they won’t be as forgiving.

If I do get caught with my camera asking compromising questions again what is the best course of action?

Does anyone have experience with this?

Is anyone actually registered as a journalist in China?

by David Degner at Sat Jun 21 06:28:29 UTC 2008 (ed. Jun 29 2008) Urmqi, China | Bookmark this | Digg this |

i had that in Xinjinag as well, no worries, what are they gonna do?..... deport you from Xinjiang?....no way….easy….. as long as you do not get caught asking political stuff to some undercover police spy, there is no problem.
the best way of action is always NOT to speak any chinese, if they do not have a translator, well…. they can not do anything!

good luck
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by Philipp Engelhorn | 21 Jun 2008 15:06 | New York, United States |

Take it easy, man. The police will not to hurt you. They just follow the goverment’s order, and one of the orders is forbid to hurt foreigners in China.

by comas | 28 Jun 2008 14:06 | suzhou, United States |

I was hoping that I have that sort of immunity. As long as no one out there has a horror story I feel reassured.

by David Degner | 29 Jun 2008 05:06 | Urmqi, China |

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