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China Limits State Employees’ Overseas Travel
CHINA, AUG 3 – China requires public employees to surrender passports and obtain approvals for foreign travel, aiming to enforce political discipline and citing national security concerns, officials said.
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China limits state employees’ overseas travel
Chinese authorities are limiting state employees’ overseas travel as part of a larger effort to tighten control over government workers. Some teachers, doctors, local officials, and government contractors have had to hand over their passports, The New York Times reported, while others who studied abroad have found themselves disqualified from some government jobs. The rules reflect Beijing’s growing skepticism toward “everything related to forei…
China Restricts Overseas Trips for Government Employees
China has imposed tighter restrictions on foreign travel for public employees, extending controls well beyond sensitive government positions. Rules now prohibit teachers, doctors, and workers at state-owned enterprises from traveling abroad without permission—with some required to surrender their passports entirely. Even retirees in some cities must wait years to...
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
When Tina Liu was hired to teach literature in a public elementary school in southern China, her contract included the usual warnings about absenteeism and job performance. Then came another line: Traveling abroad without the school’s permission could get her fired. The rule was reinforced in a staff group chat. “According to regulations from higher-ups, teachers need to strengthen their disciplinary awareness,” the message said. “We will curren…
When Tina Liu was hired to study literature at a public school of basic education in the south of China, his contract included the usual warnings about shortcomings and performance at work. But there was an additional clause: travel abroad without the permission of the school could result in disappointment. Seeking to increase births: With the second largest population in the world, China creates subsidies in an attempt to increase birth rate Da…
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