China is exporting AI-driven authoritarianism

Beijing's 'Big Brother' program is threatening the US-led world order

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The Chinese national flag flies near a security camera on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- China is building and exporting an Orwellian dystopia, supported by a network of ubiquitous security cameras and advanced facial recognition technology.

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