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Journal Article
The Mandarin in the Machine
2022
Overview
Even now, nearly two decades since the start of the \"color revolutions,\" Party officials still regularly warn that they must steel themselves against possible popular uprisings that can sweep across the land. [...]there are the cameras: long \"rifle-style\" models that zoom in on their targets in high-def detail; infrared lenses for night vision; wide-angle versions that follow people down the street; drones, armed with facial-recognition technology, that patrol more remote stretches. The expansion of 5G mobile internet networks will open new data streams that could allow city planners to keep even closer tabs on retail sales, food consumption, air quality, or foot traffic. Both poles of the surveillance state—the dystopian police state of Xinjiang's capital Urumqi or the effortless comforts of Hangzhou—are testaments to the regime's insecurity. Because as surely as the Party fears disgruntled Uyghur separatists in the far west, so too does it worry about the restless expectations of its burgeoning middle class.
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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