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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Jason England

I just got both my battery packs confiscated at a Chinese airport, and I wish I’d known about this one thing before flying

3C logo power bank.

My battery packs are property of the Chinese government now because of this one critical rule change that I wish I’d known about before flying!

“No three Cs,” the airport security officer told me over and over again while walking away with what I’d selected as my number one best portable power bank. At that moment, I felt naked without my precious charging, and with a 13-hour flight ahead of me from Beijing to LAX, all of my devices were cooked.

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