Americans in Shanghai: 'Be aware of your surroundings'

zarqawisdeadface.jpgThe wonderful and great things awaiting Americans -- no, the world! -- since the U.S. government's murder of Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi have begun! We got this email from American Citizen Services an hour ago:

WARDEN NOTICE: Terrorist Threat against U.S. Interests in China June 9, 2006

The United States Government has received unconfirmed information of a possible terrorist threat against U.S. interests in China, especially in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This threat also may exist for places where Americans are known to congregate or visit, including clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools or outdoor recreation events.

American citizens in China are advised to be aware of their surroundings and remain alert to possible threats.

Shanghaiist is currently very alert (damn jetlag) in Miami, where we suppose we are safe (unless, of course, we wear our USA Soccer shirt at the local Brazilian bar during today's World Cup matches).

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Here is the full text of the email:

WARDEN NOTICE: Terrorist Threat against U.S. Interests in China June 9, 2006

The United States Government has received unconfirmed information of a possible terrorist threat against U.S. interests in China, especially in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This threat also may exist for places where Americans are known to congregate or visit, including clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools or outdoor recreation events.

American citizens in China are advised to be aware of their surroundings and remain alert to possible threats. Americans living or traveling in China are encouraged to register with the U.S. Embassy or their nearest U.S. Consulate through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy or Consulate to contact them in case of emergency. U.S. citizens may contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate directly to register in case they experience difficulties registering online.

U.S. citizens planning to travel to China should consult the Department of State's country-specific Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement and other information, available at http://travel.state.gov/. Up-to-date information on security conditions can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 in the U.S. and for callers outside the U.S. and Canada a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.

Beijing The U.S. Embassy is located at No. 2 Xiu Shui Dong Jie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the American Citizen Services section can be reached at 0086-10-6532-3431 (8:30-12:00 a.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m., Mon-Fri), after hours 0086-10-6532-1910. For detailed information please visit the Embassy's website at beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn. The Embassy consular district includes the following provinces/regions of China: Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi.

Chengdu The U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu is located at Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. (86-28) 558-3992, 555-3119, after hours (86-28) 1370-8001-422, and email address the ACSchengdu@state.gov. This consular district includes the following provinces/regions of China: Guizhou, Sichuan Xizang (Tibet), and Yunnan, as well as the municipality of Chongqing.

Guangzhou The main office of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou is located at Number 1 South Shamian Street, Shamian Island 200S1, Guangzhou 510133. The Consular Section, including the American Citizens Services Unit, is now located at 5th Floor, Tianyu Garden (II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe District, tel. (86-20) 8518-7605; after hours (86-20) 8121-6077, and email GuangzhouACS@state.gov. This consular district includes the following provinces/regions of China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Fujian.

Shanghai The Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai is located in the Westgate Mall, 8th Floor, 1038 Ninjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200031; tel. (86-21) 3217-4650, ext. 2102, 2013, or 2134, after hours (86-21) 6433-3936; email shanghaiacs@state.gov. This consular district includes the following provinces/regions of China: Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Shenyang The U.S. Consulate General in Shenyang is located at No. 52, 14th Wei Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110003; tel. (86-24) 2322-2374; email ShenyangACS@state.gov. This consular district includes the following provinces/regions of China: Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Jilin.

Oh come on. No terrorist would make an attack in China. What do "U.S. interests" mean anyway? Malones?

I think Malone's is a Canadian interest.

Thanks Dan.

"We all we all agree, Danny Washburn is magic"

(just getting in football chanting mode for the world cup)

is that picture of Zarqawi? i know they identified the body using DNA and prints or teeth. the picture is kind of strange--looks almost artistic, what with the frame--and then there's the almost watercolor effect, that looks like a cheap faux-impressionist thing done on Photoshop. i cannot help but look at this whole picture--marine, picture, and their relationship to one another--without horror. takes yhou places that even Kafka could not

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