NYT reported on China's surveillance system for foreigners

China has a large-scale digital system designed for the total collection and detailed analysis of personal data of foreign citizens residing or arriving in China. About this on August 2nd The American newspaper The New York Times reported with reference to the results of an independent investigation.

According to the newspaper, the system called the "Dynamic Control Platform for Foreign Citizens" was designed for the police of Zhangjiakou City, which hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The database contains detailed dossiers on 12,000 foreign citizens from Taiwan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Morocco, Pakistan and Sudan, including foreign journalists, students and people from the confidential category of "key figures" who arrived in China.

The program is equipped with a futuristic graphical control interface and is directly linked to the Beijing-based technology company Origin Dynamic, which specializes in the supply of robotics, specialized equipment and services for video surveillance systems of Chinese law enforcement agencies.

They found the last one: why Trump accused China of interfering in the election

The US president announced the theft of American voter data and his intention to tighten election laws.

On February 3, Fox News reported that a group of Republican senators from the United States expressed concern that Chinese electronic cigarettes could be used for espionage and money laundering.

On July 22 last year, Xinhua news agency reported that the Chinese Ministry of State Security had notified citizens about possible surveillance through souvenirs from other countries.