'Surveillance State' explores China's tech and social media control systems : NPR

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

Review Book Reviews 'Surveillance State' explores China's tech and social media control systems September 7, 2022 5:42 AM ET Emily Feng Enlarge this image St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press During one of my last reporting trips in China, I booked my plane tickets on the drive to the airport. Instead of checking into a hotel, which in China requires turning in a passport scan that is sent straight to the local police, I decided to fly in as early as possible, finish all my reporting in the same day, and return that very night. I randomly found a driver outside the airport — she even helpfull

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