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WN TBD: Coronavirus Tests China's Surveillance State

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

English - February 14, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
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Over the last month, as coronavirus spread across China, Xi Jinping’s vast surveillance and censorship infrastructure went into high gear. But with outrage growing over the death of a beloved doctor, and surveillance technology under strain, the virus is exposing the limits of the Chinese Communist Party’s techno-authoritarian network.
Guest: Josh Chin, Wall Street Journal reporter covering Chinese politics and tech
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Over the last month, as coronavirus spread across China, Xi Jinping’s vast surveillance and censorship infrastructure went into high gear. But with outrage growing over the death of a beloved doctor, and surveillance technology under strain, the virus is exposing the limits of the Chinese Communist Party’s techno-authoritarian network.

Guest: Josh Chin, Wall Street Journal reporter covering Chinese politics and tech

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