Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his family of three barred from leaving China at Shenzhen checkpoint on trip to Hong Kong
On August 1, 2026, Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng disclosed that when his family of three planned to travel to Hong Kong at a Shenzhen checkpoint, they were stopped and placed under exit controls by border inspection on the grounds that leaving the country might endanger national security, and they received no written notice.