Techie was stung by a wasp, held overnight by Chinese police, then trapped in a 13-hour meeting

The Register
Oct 2, 2026, 4:01 am124 pts
Welcome to another installment of On Call, The Register's Friday column that shares your tech support stories. This week we're taking a detour into tech sales, courtesy of a reader we'll Regomize as "Carson," whose employer sent him to China without first securing a visa. The adventure began when a colleague…

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