Social ControlMore retired officials are required to obtain approval from Beijing before traveling abroad as the CCP tightens control over officials’ foreign connections.A security guard guides passengers at Beijing International airport in China on July 6, 2025. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesLily Zhou2/23/2026|Updated: 2/23/20260:00The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has tightened controls on retired officials, imposing additional restrictions on their foreign travel, insiders from several provinces told The Epoch Times.In recent months, Beijing has also ramped up controls on public servants, Catholic clergy, and other private citizens seeking to travel abroad.
China Tightens Restrictions on Retired Officials Leaving the Country
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