The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 2

The Daily

• Episode: The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 2
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:27:32
• Published: 2019-05-07 12:09

In Part 2 of our series, we tell the story of an American citizen whose family members have been detained in Chinese re-education camps for Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups. We look at what his efforts to free them reveal about the global reach of China’s surveillance. Guest: Paul Mozur, a technology reporter for The New York Times based in Shanghai, spoke with Ferkat Jawdat, a Uighur and American citizen who lives in Virginia. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

• Ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities have been sent to camps in vast numbers in what is China’s most sweeping internment operation since the Mao era.
• Chinese officers have attempted to suppress opposition from Uighurs abroad by detaining their relatives.
• The Trump administration has avoided addressing the persecution of the Uighurs during trade talks with China, fearing such a move could jeopardize a deal.