Send one family member your itinerary, accommodation and companions, and agree a contact schedule
Relatives of a missing Chinese citizen abroad can ask a mission for local police-reporting information and follow-up after a case opens. Someone first needs to know where you should be and when contact is overdue. Send flight numbers, accommodation addresses, companions' contacts and the check-in schedule.
What it takes
Free; one message before departure.
What you may gain
China's consular regulations require missions to give relatives local reporting and assistance information when a citizen is missing, then urge timely handling after local police open a case. A known itinerary and missed-contact threshold help family recognize when to activate that assistance.
Context & considerations
Include flight number, address, companions' names/numbers and contact frequency. In poor-signal or insecure areas, also agree how long without contact should trigger a report. Family needs those details to begin the described assistance process.
Research & references
State Council of China (2023). Regulations on Consular Protection and Assistance, Order No. 763, Article 13. https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202307/content_6891761.htm; the author's experience, without a direct research citation.