US EditionUS tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
U.S. technology powers Chinese surveillance systems in Nepal, causing a sharp decline in Tibetan refugees and aiding algorithm-driven policing, AP investigation found.
- US tech firms provided surveillance technology to China, enabling its authoritarian control over Tibetan refugees in Nepal and other countries.
- China exports invasive policing tools to over 150 nations, touting its model of digital authoritarianism and turning algorithms into control forces.
- The surveillance tools China supplies globally originate from American technology that Chinese firms often copied or stole, despite US warnings.
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U.S. tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
The white dome of Boudhanath rises like a silent guardian over the chaotic sprawl of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, crowned by a golden spire that pierces the sky. Painted on each of the spire’s four sides are the benevolent eyes of the Buddha — wide, calm, and unblinking — said to see all that unfolds below.
US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Tibetan refugees in Nepal pay the price
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya
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US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya.
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