BEIJING -- China and Canada have warned their citizens about traveling to the other country in an escalating diplomatic feud after a Canadian was sentenced to death for drug smuggling by a Chinese court on Monday.
The Canadian Foreign Ministry updated its advisory for China on Monday, adding a warning on the "risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws" and harsh penalties for drug-related offenses. It did not, however, raise the overall risk level attributed to China, urging Canadians to "exercise a high degree of caution" in the country -- the second-lowest of four tiers of severity.
