11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Foshan
According to a netizen's report, the Foshan Women and Children's Hospital has implemented a blanket exit-entry restriction on ordinary staff who are not involved in classified work or middle management. Employees were disciplined for applying for travel documents without approval, and a corresponding penalty system was established. This is alleged to be in violation of the Passport Law and the Exit and Entry Administration Law.
10.19
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
On October 19, the U.S. State Department updated its travel warning for mainland China, adding a "Wrongful Detention (D)" risk indicator while maintaining Level 2 "Exercise Increased Caution" overall, saying that private messages sent from abroad criticizing the Chinese Communist Party could also lead to detention or deportation, and noting that China has previously imposed exit bans on American minors to force relatives abroad to return.
10.10
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
On October 10, a traveler flying from Shanghai Pudong to Fukuoka with a child was told by border inspection staff that Japan was a “red alert area” and was advised to give up the trip; after the traveler said they were determined to go, the staff stamped the passport and let them through. Another traveler said that even using the self-service channel for Japan requires manual verification and a reading of the risk warning, while no such dissuasion applies when traveling to the United States. In fact, China’s Consular Service website lists most of Japan as a low-risk area.
09.15
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 13, the Douyin account “Wuhai Media” posted a video promoting the new entry‑exit regulations effective from September 15 and urged people to build their hometowns. The video sparked a wave of netizens appearing to be from overseas IPs such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan to collectively mock in the comments, ridiculing the contrast between the call to stay put and the fact that the publisher is abroad.
2026.09
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Sources have revealed that immigration consultancy companies are being required to report client information to relevant authorities, and civil servants or employees of public institutions who apply for immigration without declaring it to their work unit may face disciplinary action; some clients have already been frightened, and calls to have their personal data returned or deleted have appeared online.
08.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
After Mr. Liu, a netizen from Liaoning, bought a flight ticket from Beijing to Los Angeles, he received a call from his local police station, which asked him about his purpose of traveling to the U.S., his flight, and information about his relatives' housing.
08.05
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guilin, Guangxi
On August 5, a Guilin resident went to the exit-entry administration office to apply for an endorsement for Japan but was intercepted by the system; staff informed them that they had been placed on the police's information control list and could not obtain exit documents.
2026.08
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
It is alleged that China Customs has begun intercepting and repatriating some individuals preparing to go abroad, without informing the relevant personnel of the specific reasons.
08.01
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
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.
07.01
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·美国夏威夷檀香山
When 51-year-old Chinese national Lin Fanlin arrived at Honolulu Airport in Hawaii on a business visa, customs discovered that he had concealed his identity as a Chinese Communist Party member and former military officer, and he was arrested on the spot, facing charges of visa fraud.
2026.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
After returning to China, Tan Song was taken away at the airport and questioned for about seven or eight hours. After being released and returning home, he was placed under an exit ban and was unable to leave China.
2026.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hong Kong, China
Because participants were subjected to interference and harassment by the Chinese authorities, the US government decided in July to suspend funding for a decades-old program that brought people from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to the US for short-term exchanges.
06.29
·Official claim
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Taoyuan, Taiwan
On June 29, 2026, regarding a Chinese influencer who filmed the customs and security checks at Taoyuan Airport throughout a trip to Taiwan and posted the footage on Bilibili, Taiwan's National Immigration Agency issued a ruling in accordance with the law, imposing an administrative penalty barring the person from re-entering Taiwan for two years.
06.13
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The US Embassy in China issued a major security alert to US citizens regarding the issue of dual nationality, pointing out that entering China with Chinese documents may face the risk of limited consular assistance.
2026
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
In 2026, China issued Order No. 834, restricting foreign companies from collecting information on China's supply chains and conducting due diligence on suppliers; exit bans may be imposed on relevant personnel found to have discriminated against Chinese suppliers.