Beijing further tightens exit-and-entry rules

New rules introduced by Beijing could see those deemed a risk to industrial or technological security barred from leaving the country, an expansion of exit-and-entry laws that has alarmed both ordinary citizens and foreign businesses. According to the state-run China Daily, the new rules, which take effect Sept. 15, will “standardize exit-entry management” and “safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.” That includes imposing exit bans on those suspected of “violating export control or technology trade rules in ways that may threaten industrial or technological security.” “I didn’t feel any panic until my social media was full of posts warning…