Built in Xinjiang, Sold Worldwide: China’s Surveillance State Goes Global

Built in Xinjiang, Sold Worldwide: China’s Surveillance State Goes Global

Xinjiang is often described as the most heavily surveilled region in the world, but the true significance of this system extends far beyond its borders. What has taken shape in Xinjiang is not simply a regional security project; it is the world’s most ambitious attempt to use data, behaviour analysis and state power to manage identity and regulate communities. The region has become a testing ground for governance built on prediction, prevention …