דיווח: אזרחים אמריקנים עברו בדיקות פולשניות בנמלי תעופה בסין

A rare move by China is setting off alarms in the West. Bloomberg recently reported that some American citizens flying into Chinese airports have been subjected to invasive medical testing before entering China's customs. The news was also confirmed by the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Officials there said they're looking into the matter. Zooming in on one case, here's what a U.S. citizen who wished to stay anonymous told Bloomberg. On May 2nd, after landing at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, a Chinese inspector scraped their tongues multiple times with a swab. They said all non-Chinese passport holders on the flight were required to do this before they could go through customs. They also said the Chinese inspector wouldn't tell them why. Since last year, some Chinese internet users also claimed they were forced to take such tests. They speculated Chinese officials were testing for viruses like the flu, COVID-19 and monkeypox. Something to note, NTD previously reported on social media posts from Chinese nationals alleging respiratory diseases were on the rise. Many parts of China also held recent medical drills. Those exercises practiced how to respond in case of a bird flu outbreak in humans. The news has been largely absent from China's state-run media coverage.