Beijing to impose exit bans for export control, tech transfer breaches

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China announced new regulations allowing the government to impose exit bans on citizens who breach export control or technology transfer rules that threaten national industrial or technological security. The rules will be effective from September 15 and empower bodies like the Ministry of Commerce.

Under new regulations, the Chinese government will soon be able to ban citizens from leaving the country if they violate export controls or rules on technology transfers. The measures were announced by the State Council, China’s cabinet, on Friday and are set to take effect on September 15. The Ministry of Commerce and other departments can enforce exit bans on citizens if their breaches “endanger national industrial or technological security”, the State Council said. The regulations also open...