China Issues Travel Warning for Palau Following Hack Accusation
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China’s foreign ministry has issued a travel alert for Palau, days after the tiny Pacific archipelago accused Beijing of being involved in a cyberattack in which more than 20,000 government documents were reportedly stolen.
Chinese citizens should “exercise caution when traveling to Palau,” the ministry’s department of consular affairs said on its WeChat account, citing frequent occurrence of safety cases or disputes involving Chinese tourists in the island nation. Palau is one of only 12 countries that maintain diplomatic ties to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing has pledged to bring under its control someday, by force if necessary.