US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
Published on: Sept. 9, 2025, 7:15 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
An investigation reveals that US tech firms helped build China's surveillance system. Companies sold technology to Chinese police and government. This aided human rights abuses, including in Xinjiang. Predictive policing was brought to China. This allowed preemptive detentions. American technology formed the base for China's surveillance apparatus. Concerns remain about where sold technology will end up.
