China Tightens Surveillance on Citizens, Dissidents in Name of Urban Management

China Tightens Surveillance on Citizens, Dissidents in Name of Urban Management
Surveillance cameras are seen on a corner of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
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The Chinese regime has created an innocent-sounding government agency that actually conducts mass surveillance on citizens, and has a role in the persecution of religious groups.

The agency is called a “comprehensive management center” and officials who operate branches of it are known as “grid administrators.” The system has gained prominence in recent months as Chinese state-run media has touted its contributions in containing the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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