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From Cyberspace IDs to Digital Yuan: Communist China’s Expanding Grip on Online Freedom

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From Cyberspace IDs to Digital Yuan: Communist China’s Expanding Grip on Online Freedom
A tower of security cameras (center L) are seen on The Bund past the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai on May 23, 2023. Hector Retamal/ AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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China already has some of the most extensive surveillance and social control systems in the world, and recent advancements have moved the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) closer to total control over both the cyber and physical worlds.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.