China tightens restrictions on officials’ overseas travels to manage political risk

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(TibetanReview.net, Mar23’26) – China has launched sweeping restrictions on foreign travels of serving and retired regime officials, reflecting fears in the CCP about asset flight or disclosure of politically sensitive information at a time of intensifying internal pressure and anti-corruption scrutiny, reported theepochtimes.com Mar 19, citing multiple internal sources.

Since January, a number of retired officials—many mid- to senior-level—have left China and cut off contact with the regime. Many had family members already settled in countries such as the United States, Australia, or across Europe, the report said.

These departures were seen as planned. “They sold off prop...

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