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Clamping down: China tightens exit rules
China's State Council has formalised and tightened exit rules requiring travellers to provide detailed reasons for leaving and allowing bans of six months to three years on nationals involved in illegal activities or threats to national security, including violations of technology export regulations.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
China has turned the right to travel abroad into a conditional privilege controlled by detailed state scrutiny. You must rethink cross-border operations and employee travel plans as authorities now enforce exit bans more systematically and with little recourse for affected individuals.
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1 source · 18 Aug 2026
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