This year, Chinese immigration authorities twice prevented a Chinese businessman from leaving the country, even though he had valid travel documents.
Mr. Zhao (an alias for safety) from China’s eastern Shandong Province was not allowed to exit China in January nor in May.
Zhao is just one of many people prevented from exiting China.
As the Chinese regime tightens entry and exit in the name of preventing pandemic infection from abroad, many Chinese netizens have posted their experiences of being forbidden from leaving the country on Chinese social media platforms. One netizen with the username Duruitang commented that “China is already closing its door,” as the BBC Chinese News reported last month….