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Relevant to AI safety discussions on how surveillance technologies and AI tools are deployed by authoritarian governments; useful context for governance debates around facial recognition, predictive policing, and state control of AI systems.

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Summary

Human Rights Watch's annual documentation of human rights conditions in China during 2023, covering state surveillance, repression of civil society, treatment of ethnic minorities, and restrictions on political freedoms. The report provides detailed accounts of government abuses including surveillance technology deployment, crackdowns in Hong Kong, and ongoing persecution of Uyghurs and Tibetans.

Key Points

•Documents China's expansive surveillance infrastructure used to monitor and control citizens, dissidents, and ethnic minorities
•Covers ongoing repression in Hong Kong under national security law, including prosecution of activists like Chow Hang-tung
•Details continued mass detention and persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang using AI-driven surveillance tools
•Highlights suppression of civil society, lawyers, journalists, and political dissidents throughout mainland China
•Provides primary source documentation relevant to understanding how authoritarian states deploy AI and surveillance at scale

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# China

Events of 2023


Chow Hang-tung (R) arrives at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on June 8, 2023.

© 2023 ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP via Getty Images

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