China Restricts Overseas Travel for Top AI Talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek
By Reuters | 26 May, 2026

Those engaged in strategically important AI work at firms like Alibaba Group Holding and DeepSeek need approval from relevant authorities before taking a trip abroad.

China is restricting overseas travel for top professionals involved in advanced and strategically important AI work at firms like Alibaba Group Holding and DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The professionals would need approval from relevant authorities before taking a trip abroad, the report said.

Reuters couldn't immediately verify the report.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona;Editing by Bernadette Baum)