The State Department has lowered the danger level for travel to China

The U.S. State Department has downgraded travel advisories to China from level three ("reconsider travel") to level two ("exercise extra caution") following Beijing's release of three U.S . citizens in a prisoner exchange. This was reported by Politico on Nov. 27.

The updated message also does not use the D letter, which indicates the risk of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens. Language regarding wrongful detention has also been removed.

Beijing released Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung as part of an agreement made on condition that US authorities release unidentified Chinese nationals from detention.

According to the newspaper's interlocutors, the prisoner swap was a factor in the U.S. interstate agency's decision to lower its travel warning.

Earlier, on November 26, the spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States Liu Pengyu commented on the statement of the American President-elect Donald Trump on the intention to impose additional duties on Chinese goods. According to the diplomat, neither side will be able to win the trade war.

Before that, on November 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with US President Joe Biden that China is ready to work with the Trump administration. The heads of state met on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Before that, on November 4, Bloomberg reported that American entrepreneur Ilon Musk could become a key mediator between Washington and Beijing if Trump wins. It is in the PRC that half of all Tesla cars are manufactured. Beijing grants the company certain freedoms and incentives to operate in China. For business benefit, Musk has expressed his opposition to US duties on Chinese electric cars, in contrast to Trump's position of wanting to impose a 60% tariff on all goods from China.