Are China's Surveillance Exports Turning Nations Into Digital Dictatorships?
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Is Beijing hoping to turn other authoritarian societies into digital Chinas?
China's rise as the world's leading exporter of surveillance technology is yielding some disturbing results. Beijing's surveillance export packages comprise an entire technological architecture that can give governments an unprecedented ability to see, identify, and track their populations.
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