Foreign affairs ministry says verification process was lawful after traveller claims she was held for 18 hours in Shanghai.

Beijing has rejected claims that Chinese authorities detained and harassed an Indian national born in a disputed border region, after the traveller alleged that she was held for more than 18 hours while transiting through Shanghai. On Sunday, a woman who identified herself as Pem Wang Thongdok, said on social media that she had been “held” against her will at a Shanghai airport on Friday. According to the post, Chinese border control officers and China Eastern Airlines declared the woman’s…

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