WHEN CHINA SEES ALL.

TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; CHINESE politics & government, 2002-; ELECTRONIC surveillance; XI, Jinping, 1953-; TOTALITARIANISM; INTERNET security

The article looks at the progress of technological innovations in China as works on artificial intelligence (AI) continue to expand its surveillance capabilities and totalitarian control around the globe. Topics discussed include the risk of cyberattacks and malware attacks for Western journalists around Beijing, the policy of Chinese president Xi Jinping on AI and its application in human domain including the early viral-outbreak detection, and the prevalence of its surveillance measures.