‘Surveillance State’ Explores Scope of China’s Tactics That ‘Deft the Imagination’: Review

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‘Surveillance State’ Explores Scope of China’s Tactics That ‘Deft the Imagination’: Review

"Surveillance State" paints a damning picture of the abuses that can occur when unchecked regimes, operating under impunity, draw upon vast technological resources to advance an agenda of repression.

By Steve Feldstein

Published on Sep 14, 2022

Courier Journal

About the Author

Steve Feldstein

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Steve Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. His research focuses on technology, national security, the global context for democracy, and U.S. foreign policy.

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