China's new exit-entry rules take effect Sep 15; Singapore tour operators and travellers see little impact

China's new exit-entry regulations take effect on Sep 15, giving authorities more power to question travellers and request electronic data, and imposing a one-to-five-year entry ban for false information. A Singaporean retiree travelling the Karakoram Highway and a Singapore-based tour operator said the rules are not aimed at tourists. Analysts say the changes largely codify existing practice while allowing more selective intervention in sensitive cross-border movements.