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US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

  • The US government allowed and helped American companies sell surveillance technology to China, enabling human rights abuses.
  • American tech firms lobbied against restrictions on selling products used for surveillance in China, driven by profit motives.
  • Activists criticized the US government's complicity in aiding the Chinese surveillance state that persecutes ethnic minorities like Uyghurs.
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US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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