This is a bit much. > This person was held hostage for five days in a high-end U.S. hotel room in Qingdao and had to be led out of that room and driven to Bei

This is a bit much. > This person was held hostage for five days in a high-end U.S. hotel room in Qingdao and had to be led out of that room and driven to Beijing by what was essentially a swat team we organized to get her out. She was able to fly out of China because she was not subject to an exit ban. I write about this because it makes for a great story and because it highlights how exit bans and hostage taking can overlap