中国国务院发布新的出境入境管理规定，自9月15日起施行[1]。规定明确，违反出口管制、技术进出口管理等规定且可能危害国家产业安全、技术安全的中国公民可被禁止出境[1]。此外，从事境外违法犯罪活动危害国家安全和利益的人员，回国后可被禁止出境6个月至3年[1]。这一规定针对性地限制了AI等科技领域人才流出。
AI新创公司Manus的两名创始人成为该政策的实际案例。执行长肖弘和首席科学家季逸超于3月在北京被国家发改委约谈后被告知不得离开中国[1]。早前，Meta以20亿美元收购Manus的交易已于4月被中国官方禁止[1]。央视评论指这一交易将使Manus核心业务由中国境内向境外整体转让[1]，官方将此视为防止企业"洗澡式出海"的不合规做法[1]。
China's State Council has introduced revised regulations on entry and exit management that will take effect on September 15, targeting technology sector professionals whose actions may jeopardize national industrial and technical security [1]. Under the new rules, Chinese citizens found in violation of export controls and technology import-export regulations that could harm such security interests may be prohibited from leaving the country [1]. The framework also applies to those engaged in overseas illegal activities that threaten national security and interests, with departure bans lasting between six months and three years upon their return to China [1].
The regulation appears specifically designed to prevent talent and technology outflows in strategic sectors like artificial intelligence. In March, the co-founders of AI startup Manus—CEO Xiao Hong and Chief Scientist Ji Yichao—were summoned by China's National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing and subsequently barred from leaving the country [1]. This came as China's government blocked Meta's proposed $2 billion acquisition of Manus in April, with Chinese state media commentary warning that the deal would have transferred Manus's core operations from within China's borders to overseas jurisdictions [1]. Officials characterized such arrangements as non-compliant attempts at what they termed "improper overseas expansion" [1].