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I'm sorry, but how can a Chinese national living in Singapore be charged for treason in US? Doesn't the concept of treason presume some kind of loyalty to the state in question, usually through citizenship?

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Right. Nothing much that can be done here, though she might not want to visit relatives on holiday.

Yup treason is the correct term if Alice Huang were a US Citizen. But they're not.

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