{"id":262430,"date":"2026-05-28T02:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/28\/china-targets-ai-talent-top-engineers-now-need-approval-to-travel\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T02:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:21:39","slug":"china-targets-ai-talent-top-engineers-now-need-approval-to-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/politics\/2026\/05\/28\/china-targets-ai-talent-top-engineers-now-need-approval-to-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"China Targets AI Talent: Top Engineers Now Need Approval to Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<div class=\"news_bm\" id=\"font\"><!-- ADOPCONS--><!-- news_body --><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"658\" align=\"CENTER\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2022-0024\/image-42c9ca67-82d3-4927-9c00-65b480fa8f6f.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"US-China\" leaders><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"photocaption\">U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk and talk in Beijing\u2019s Temple of Heaven Park after concluding an expanded summit at the Great Hall of the People on the 14th. \/ Reuters\u00b7Yonhap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> Bloomberg reported on May 26 that Chinese authorities have begun requiring top AI talent at private firms such as Alibaba Group and DeepSeek to secure prior approval from relevant agencies before traveling overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said authorities are adding AI founders, researchers and executives to travel-restricted lists based on assessments of &#8220;national importance,&#8221; not by job rank or employer.<\/p>\n<p>\u25c7 China expands travel controls to private AI firms\u2026applies &#8216;national importance&#8217; standard rather than rank<\/p>\n<p>Chinese agencies have begun imposing travel restrictions on individuals involved in advanced AI development who are judged to have high strategic value. Officials say the limits target AI founders, researchers and executives based on &#8220;national importance&#8221; rather than on title or affiliation. <\/p>\n<div id=\"iwmads\" data-ad=\"{'id':'EC2A87C8',\" site: adbine_www.asiatoday.co.kr_news_ip_640x360_cmtf, page:page}><\/div>\n<p> Bloomberg noted that while China has long restricted travel for senior university researchers, nuclear scientists and executives at state-owned enterprises, it is unusual to apply the same controls to employees of private companies. <\/p>\n<p>It is an established practice for state firms to retain the passports of senior executives and Communist Party officials. The notable change is that these controls now extend into the private AI sector. Bloomberg added that it remains unclear how broadly the restrictions will be applied across the industry and which specific roles might be included.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"658\" align=\"CENTER\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2022-0024\/image-3df4032e-12d3-45e7-8d97-f4cc9c6c7a12.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DeepSeek\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"photocaption\">Illustration of the DeepSeek logo and its AI assistant app on a cellphone screen, Jan. 28, 2025 (local time). \/ Reuters\u00b7Yonhap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u25c7 China elevates post\u2011ChatGPT AI talent to &#8216;strategic asset&#8217;\u2026tech\u2011security front for the world&#8217;s No. 2 economy<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg said the move signals that China now treats its top AI engineers as strategic assets for the world&#8217;s second-largest economy. <\/p>\n<p>Much of China\u2019s leading AI talent emerged in the post\u2011ChatGPT era and has been concentrated in large tech firms and private startups, Bloomberg reported. <\/p>\n<p>Beijing increasingly views private\u2011sector AI talent as a central factor in national technology security amid intensifying U.S.-China AI competition, the report added.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"658\" align=\"CENTER\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2022-0024\/image-4eb78cf9-16bb-4b94-9b95-93a1e6c8c3ca.jpeg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Meta\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"photocaption\">The Meta logo at the Viva Technology conference for innovation and startups at Paris&#8217; Porte de Versailles exhibition center, June 12, 2025 (local time). \/ Reuters\u00b7Yonhap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u25c7 Aftermath of China&#8217;s demand that Meta withdraw its $2 billion (3 trillion KRW) Manus deal\u2026two co\u2011founders barred from leaving, scrutiny of U.S. investment<\/p>\n<p>The development follows Chinese authorities&#8217; demand that Meta Platforms abandon a proposed $2 billion (3 trillion KRW) acquisition of Manus, a move that has heightened concerns about government intervention in the AI sector, Bloomberg reported. <\/p>\n<p>Manus, an AI company that originated in China and relocated to Singapore, drew controversy over potential technology and talent outflows when Meta pursued the deal. The Financial Times reported that Chinese authorities restricted the travel of two Manus co\u2011founders while investigating the acquisition. <\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg also reported that Chinese regulators are subjecting sensitive technology firms seeking U.S. investment to closer scrutiny, though the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) denied ordering rejections of foreign investment. <\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg emphasized that while the new restrictions on AI talent mobility are not necessarily a direct response to the Manus case, preventing technology leakage remains a core Chinese policy objective.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"658\" align=\"CENTER\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" 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