{
  "id": 7984146,
  "title": "China imposes travel curbs to protect ‘national security’ amid superpower tech race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/china-imposes-travel-curbs-to-protect-national-security-amid-7984146",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:43:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-china",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/17/china-imposes-travel-curbs-to-protect-national-security-amid-superpower-tech-race/"
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  "summary": "China imposed sweeping travel restrictions on its citizens on Tuesday, including exit bans on those deemed to endanger the country’s “industrial or technological security”. Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from leaving China, the State Council said. Those who engage in illegal activities abroad could be “prohibited from leaving the […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "US China race goes where no war has gone before",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-china-race-goes-where-no-war-has-gone-before",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:03:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China imposes travel curbs to protect ‘national security’ amid superpower tech race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/china-imposes-travel-curbs-to-protect-national-security-amid",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:43:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}