The US government has been very aggressive in imposing export restrictions on certain technology companies. The trick is there are a lot of loopholes, you know, I mean, global supply chains are so complicated now. It's just so hard to control this sort of thing. You can check on Taobao, which is a Chinese version of eBay, and buy that chip from some random guy.
China’s quest for social control is now playing out in ways that should worry us all. In this episode of the podcast, award-winning journalist Josh Chin explains how the Chinese government is weaving digital technology into every aspect of daily life from traffic patterns to food safety to emergency response. And he argues that this is a matter of global concern: Western governments encouraged their countries’ companies to sell China the technology it needed to build its surveillance state in the hope that economic and scientific engagement would lead to political reform. Not only did that plan backfire but now China is exporting its system to other countries such as India, Uganda, and Singapore. The host for this episode is Katie Stallard - Senior Editor, China and Global Affairs, at the New Statesman magazine.
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