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China extends travel curbs for top AI talent to their families

China has broadened travel restrictions on top AI professionals at private firms to include their spouses and children, who must now get Beijing's approval before going abroad.

By James Calloway · · 1 min read

China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top artificial intelligence professionals at private firms to include the families of key personnel, further tightening measures designed to prevent the outflow of critical know-how to the United States, Bloomberg reported.

Direct relatives — such as spouses and children — of certain AI and chip executives whose work is considered paramount to state security must now obtain approval from Beijing before going abroad, even for short trips. Government agencies have recently begun sharing the wider restrictions with affected people, who include prominent startup founders and the heads of strategically important companies in AI-related fields, people familiar with the matter said.

The move broadens existing curbs on the freedom of movement of China’s most influential tech talent — entrepreneurs, researchers and executives. China has restricted foreign travel for top AI professionals at private firms such as Alibaba and DeepSeek since earlier this year, Bloomberg reported in May.

It is unclear whether all of those people’s families need to follow the new strictures, and China plans to add more individuals to the list over time. Separately, rules that came into effect on September 15 allow exit bans in cases ranging from criminal investigations to potential violations of the country’s industrial and technological security.

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