WN TBD: Coronavirus Tests China's Surveillance State

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

EpisodeFeb 14, 202018m

WN TBD: Coronavirus Tests China's Surveillance State

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

EpisodeFeb 14, 202018m

Over the last month, as coronavirus spread across China, Xi Jinping’s vast surveillance and censorship infrastructure went into high gear. But with outrage growing over the death of a beloved doctor, and surveillance technology under strain, the virus is exposing the limits of the Chinese Communist Party’s techno-authoritarian network.Guest: Josh Chin, Wall Street Journal reporter covering Chinese politics and tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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