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China demands schoolteachers hand in their passports

Ryan McMorrow, Nian Liu, Sun Yu and Gloria Li

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Beijing/Hong Kong | Chinese authorities are demanding that a growing number of schoolteachers and other public sector employees hand in their passports as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip on society.

The passport collection drive, carried out under what is known as “personal travel abroad management”, allows local government officials to control and monitor who can travel abroad, how often and to where.

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