Government officials in Beijing are now requiring that direct relatives of key tech talent at firms like Alibaba and DeepSeek obtain official permission before leaving the country, even for brief visits. These updated restrictions specifically target the spouses and children of executives and specialists in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors who work for private companies.

The expansion of these travel bans aims to prevent the transfer of critical technical know-how and strategic information to the United States. The measures widen the scope of existing overseas controls that previously only applied to the founders and professionals themselves to ensure their dependents also remain within China.