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China extends travel bans to families of AI researchers

Original: China broadens travel curbs to encompass family of top AI talent

China is broadening exit restrictions so that they now cover family members of leading AI talent, not just the specialists themselves. The move signals how far authorities will go to keep strategic AI expertise from leaving the country, and is drawing criticism as an escalation of controls on personal freedom amid intensifying US-China competition in artificial intelligence.

Why now: New reporting shows China expanding exit bans to relatives of AI specialists, highlighting escalating state control over strategic tech talent.

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