in all honesty, this advice should be used not just by MEPs, but by everyone travelling to China or even as a transit. Hong Kong's recent change in national security law that demands giving up passwords to your devices & accounts only proves that.

moreover, feels like in a current world buying a second phone for travelling will be a necessity. not just to authoritarian countries, but overall.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-lawmakers-china-visit-cybersecurity-risks/

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MEPs told to leave phone at home for China trip

Concerns over cyberespionage have peaked in recent years as authorities uncovered more attacks by Chinese state-backed hacking groups on European governments.

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