![]() ![]() ![]() And with China’s corporate giants – all ultimately under Party control – being offered a place at the heart of Europe’s vital infrastructure, it is time we paid attention. As heard on NPRsFresh Air, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter, offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in history. We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter - 9780063027299 Categories: Ethical Issues & Debates Politics & Government Human Rights Civil Rights & Citizenship Share We Have Been Harmonized : Life in China's Surveillance State 4.18 (2,581 ratings by Goodreads) Hardback English By (author) Kai Strittmatter List price: US28. Beijing is already finding eager buyers for its ‘Operating System for Dictators’ – in Africa and Asia, Russia and the Middle East. It is also a warning against Western complacency. ![]() This is a journey into a land where Big Brother has acquired a whole new set of toys with which to control and cajole – ‘harmonise’ – the masses. ![]() In China’s shiny new ‘Smart Cities’, citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the Party knowing, and posting a satirical online comment about President Xi’s Winnie-the-Pooh-like features can land you in jail.Ī generation after the tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square, China’s autocratic leaders are using powerful new technologies to create the largest and most effective surveillance state the world has ever seen. Old Street Publishing We Have Been Harmonised ![]()
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