Bloomberg: China Expands Exec Travel Curbs to Spouses and Children of Top AI and Chip Talent

Bloomberg reports Beijing is widening its exit-approval regime beyond top AI professionals at firms including Alibaba and DeepSeek to cover their spouses and children, who must now clear the government before any trip abroad. The expansion follows May's founder-level curbs and Sept 15 rules tightening exit-ban enforcement for suspected industrial-security violations, cementing a talent lockdown as US-China friction escalates.