Coronavirus gives China more reason to employ biometric tech

Startups rush to develop new technologies despite Western concerns

Facial recognition China

A growing number of startups are making their forays into biometric identification and are poised to export their technologies to Southeast Asia and beyond. © Reuters

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- Biometric identification, already rapidly adopted in everyday life in China, is now being deployed in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.

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