Legendary CNN reporter Mike Chinoy on his book and documentary series "Assignment China"
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The Importance of Satellite Images in the Xinjiang Story
Satellite imagery is really important. I mean, it was crucial in the Xinjiang story. People have used satellite imagery to show large numbers of cars outside crematoriums near Beijing at the end of December that weren't there at the beginning of December. And so it's enough. But that's different than going to the hospital, talking to the family, driving out to the crematorium yourself and interviewing people, persons showing up and stuff like that. So you just lose that. You don't get a sense of the broader dynamics in the society in the way that I think is really important to understand the place.
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