China Reportedly Destroys Personal Data Collected for Pandemic Control: Expert Highlights Motives

Patients are cared for by relatives and medical staff as they are seen on beds set up in the atrium area of a busy hospital in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 13, 2023. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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Since 2023, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has allegedly begun destroying a large amount of personal data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The regime claims that the move was meant to “safeguard the security of personal information,” but one China observer shares a different perspective.