Why China Is Using a Boy Band to Promote Orwellian Surveillance

Why China Is Using a Boy Band to Promote Orwellian Surveillance
File photo showing a man checking security cameras at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Oct. 31, 2013. Ed Jones/Getty Images/AFP
Joshua Philipp
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The Chinese regime released a music video to promote its Social Credit System, which monitors all activities of all people—including daily behavior, movement, online purchases, family, and friends—and assigns each person a “citizen score” that determines the level of freedom or repression to be enjoyed or endured.
Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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