# China can bar citizens from leaving over national security or tech export violations

https://mins.news/en/item/59450

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-15 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/470EGlQ

> China has introduced new border-control rules that could prevent citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities deemed threatening to national or industrial security.

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