BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - China will bar citizens from

leaving the country if they are deemed a potential threat to

national technology security, under new exit-and-entry

regulations published on Friday.

Here are more details:

* Chinese citizens may be prohibited from leaving China if

they violate export controls or technology import and export

rules in a way that may endanger industrial or technological

security, a document released by the State Council said.

* Citizens who committed illegal or criminal acts abroad

that harmed national security or interests may face an exit ban

of six months to three years after returning to China.

* Foreign nationals may be barred from entering China for

one to five years if they submit or make false statements when

applying for a Chinese visa abroad or at the border.

* The rules will take effect from September 15.

* In March, Beijing barred two co-founders of Manus from

leaving China as authorities carried out a regulatory review

into whether Meta's $2 billion ‌acquisition of the AI startup

violated investment rules, the Financial Times reported.

* Beijing ordered Meta to unwind the purchase in late April,

highlighting its commitment to prevent U.S. companies from

acquiring Chinese AI talent and intellectual property.