China tightens travel rules over tech security
Authorities can now block citizens from leaving for export-control or technology-transfer violations that may endanger industrial security.
- 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's new border rules can stop citizens leaving over tech security risks
China's new border rules let authorities stop citizens from leaving over security-linked offences. The move sharpens Beijing's push to prevent tech leaks, cross-border crime and other perceived risks.
China can block citizens from leaving over national security or tech export violations – WTOP News
BEIJING (AP) — New Chinese border control rules taking effect Tuesday could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activity that endangers national or industrial security. The rules, part of a broader overhaul of border regulations, reflect in part heightened government concern about the export of technology at a time of...
China imposed on Tuesday drastic travel restrictions on its citizens, in particular bans on leaving the territory targeting persons deemed to endanger "the country's industrial or technological security.
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