China is a low-violence destination for travellers; the realistic risks are overcharging, tour scams and losing documents. What to expect, and the fix for each situation, is in the guides below.
China is among the safest countries a visitor can walk around: violent crime against tourists is rare, and the metro feels safe at midnight in every tier-1 city. The realistic risks are financial — taxi meter games, tea-house scams, unpriced seafood — not physical.
Emergency infrastructure works for foreigners too: 110 (police) and 120 (ambulance) accept foreign calls, and big-city hospitals have international departments. The guides below list current scam patterns by city and what to do in the first hour after something goes wrong.