China tightens travel restrictions for citizens
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- Japan Timesseen 16 Sept, 01:43headline rewritten
China’s new tech, national security exit rules take effectChina’s new tech and national security exit rules take effect
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Tue, 15 September 2026
7 reports- BBC News World02:38first to report
Observers say the new rules will further tighten the Chinese government's control over its citizens.
- tportal (Croatia)05:31
U Kini su stupila na snagu nova pravila kojima vlasti dobivaju šire ovlasti za zabranu izlaska građana iz zemlje. Peking tvrdi da su mjere namijenjene zaštiti nacionalne i tehnološke sigurnosti, no kritičari upozoravaju da bi mogle postati još jedan instrument za nadzor kineskih državljana i kažnjavanje njihovih aktivnosti u inozemstvu
- Japan Times07:09edited after publishing
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China’s new tech, national security exit rules take effectThe travel curbs bar citizens deemed a potential threat to national technology security from leaving the country.
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:13
KINA je uvela nova pravila koja omogućuju zabranu izlaska iz zemlje do tri godine građanima koji 'naštete' nacionalnoj sigurnosti.
- Channel News Asia07:45
Foreign nationals may be denied entry to China for one to five years for false statements made in visa applications.
- DW Top Stories08:58
Beijing says the new rules, which could also apply to foreign and Taiwanese nationals, are aimed at safeguarding "national security."
- ABC News (Australia)15:51
China has imposed travel restrictions on its citizens, including exit bans on those deemed to endanger the country's "industrial or technological security".
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews07:31
Under Article 28 of China's Exit and Entry Administration Law as is, foreigners can be prevented from leaving in circumstances including criminal cases, unresolved civil litigation and unpaid labour claims.