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A Chinese passport and some Vietnamese Dongs are left on one of the tables of the customs office for a Cambodian visa application on May 16, 2014 at the Bavet border crossing, Cambodia. Omar Havana/Getty Images
Chinese residents in many parts of China find it increasingly difficult to apply for passports. Political observers believe this could be a countermeasure by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stem the rising number of people fleeing the country with their assets.
