Invasive surveillance has gone from an unsettling idea to a pervasive reality within the borders of mainland China. Cameras carpet China, with 100% coverage of surveillance cameras in major cities, similar to what George Orwell describes in “1984,” with screens watching people at every turn, even inside their houses.
Now, the Chinese Communist Part (CCP) has taken new steps to justify its monitoring of citizens’ every step, even in a literal sense.