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Block the exits – China’s talent travel ban | DW News

210K views · Sep 26, 2026 · News & Politics

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@dwnews · 4 days ago · pinned
Are you planning a trip in or out of China? Tell us if you think the new travel law altered your plans or made them more complicated.
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@dredfell · 2 days ago
We're all heading further and further down the shittiest dystopian timeline as the months roll by!
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@derlaurenz · 4 days ago
Ahhhhh yes nothing screams freedom more than foreceful imprisonment
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@emersontan9030 · 2 days ago
This has been the case for computer security researchers for years. Every trip has to be vetted and most denied.
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@annad5357 · 3 days ago
This will lead to people losing interest in becoming top-notch professionals. What is the point of working hard if you can't even go on vacation wherever you want?
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@samanthajones4877 · 4 days ago
China is trying to protect the US and EU from potential Chinese spies.
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@xyxuz123 · 4 days ago
So it’s like East Germany, but bigger?
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@Wezon5738 · 3 days ago
How can you be creative when in open prison?   This will backfire
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@zippyspeedmonkey · 3 days ago
Living it up in the Hotel Chinafornia.<br><br>You can try to check out any time you like but you can never leave….
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@xiphoid2011 · 2 days ago
Democracy might not be perfect, but we have never had to build a wall to keep our people in.
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@Ryan_Powers25 · 3 days ago
Also, if people knew what that line was, they could try to organize, protest, etc. But if you keep them in the dark, it's that one unlucky one who'll get turned away at the border. Hard for one person to make a big stink about it
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@studyireland · 4 days ago
Cheaper to poach than educate.
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