The recent development of Chinese “smart cities” has captured the attention of international governments and media outlets alike. Communities all over China are being infused with cutting-edge technology that extracts and analyses data to maximize urban livability and efficiency.
But information about a population and its habits are not just being used by urban planners. Smart cities are doubling as an arm of the Chinese Communist Party’s surveillance state, tracking citizens’ every step and enabling the implementation of Orwellian social credit systems.
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