China steps up use of exit bans under Xi

By Agence France-Presse

May 03, 2023 12:10 am

BEIJING: China has prevented increasing numbers of people from leaving the country as part of efforts to tighten controls under President Xi Jinping, a human rights group said on Tuesday.

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