US tech companies built China's surveillance state, enabling human rights abuses

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U.S. tech companies significantly contributed to China's surveillance state, enabling widespread human rights abuses. American firms designed and sold technology that underpins China's extensive surveillance network, including systems used for predictive policing and mass detention. This technology has trapped hundreds of thousands in a digital cage, restricting their freedoms and enabling government control.


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