How China Organizes and Operates State Surveillance

April 18, 2024: How China Organizes and Operates State Surveillance
Much has been written about state surveillance in China, but lack of credible materials has hampered our understanding of its organization, scope and tactics. Extensive research of official sources reveals many previously unknown but critical details of the Chinese surveillance state. The CCP’s pervasive organizational networks enable the regime to mobilize vast manpower to perform labor-intensive surveillance functions. Data gleaned from local sources help determine the size, reach and effectiveness of China’s surveillance state. The real secret of state surveillance in China is its Leninist organizational capacity, not technological sophistication.
Speaker: Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow, Editor of China Leadership Monitor
Claremont McKenna College
This public lecture is organized by the 21st Century China Center (21CCC) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information about this and other 21CCC events, please visit china.ucsd.edu.