Given the power of China's surveillance infrastructure, @LetaHong says she’s surprised at the size and scale of protests over its Covid policy. She tells @mehdirhasan how “the Chinese surveillance state has grown much more powerful”—and how it's tracking protesters' locations.

Nov 30, 2022 · 1:15 AM UTC

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I was an expat living and working in China for 20+ years. We were keenly aware that we were being watched. In Shanghai I watched cameras follow me as I crossed an intersection. That was 6 years ago. I can imagine the facial recognition tech is far more advanced today.
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