China's New Rules Allow Exit Bans Over Security Concerns
The rules broaden legal grounds for exit bans and entry denials, with officials citing national security, export controls and technology transfer risks.
- On Tuesday, China implemented new exit regulations targeting citizens deemed a threat to national technology security, restricting travel for personnel in sensitive industries amid intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry.
- Chinese authorities claim the regulations "safeguard national sovereignty and security" and address "problems" like scams, while denying they restrict "ordinary citizens," though critics say the rules codify previously ad-hoc border control practices.
- Scientific and technical personnel face tighter controls, with new exit bans ranging from six months to three years for citizens who harm national interests, while Taiwanese workers in tech sectors are particularly vulnerable.
- Shen Yu-chung, deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, warned on Monday that the rules "legalise" unfounded border practices, citing concerns over new language on "export control" and "technology import-export management."
- Professor Tom Kellogg, Executive Director of the Center for Asian Law at Georgetown University, called the restrictions "deeply concerning," arguing they reflect "growing ideological control" reminiscent of Mao Zedong's era.
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China Imposes Tighter Travel Controls On Citizens
China has introduced new travel rules that could give authorities greater control over where some citizens go and what they do overseas. Under the regulations, people judged to have harmed China’s national security or interests abroad can be stopped from leaving the country. They can be stopped for up to three years after returning. Those… Continue reading China Imposes Tighter Travel Controls On Citizens
Citizens who violate the rules on imports and exports of technology may be prohibited from leaving China, the Council of State said. Those who participate in illegal activities abroad may be "subject to a ban on leaving the territory for a period of six months to three years from the date of their return to China." China and the United States are engaged in a technological career and, for several months, each accuses the other of appropriateing …
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