Every breath you take : China's new tyranny
Williams, Ian (Journalist)2021
Book
Total copies: 1
China is building the world's first digital totalitarian state, a system of hitherto unimaginable social and political control. Internet freedom has been eliminated and ubiquitous surveillance cameras employ the latest facial recognition technology. Through flagrant cyber espionage, it has plundered Western technology on a massive scale, bullied Western tech companies and academics (though many have been willing accomplices) and intimidated critics worldwide. In doing so, it has become a model for aspiring dictators everywhere. Ian Williams examines the extraordinary rise of the Chinese surveillance state, showing how it has been driven by the enigmatic Xi Jinping, now effectively president for life, and how it impacts the daily lives of Chinese citizens, particularly dissidents and those from ethnic minorities.
Main title:
Every breath you take : China's new tyranny / Ian Williams.
Author:
Williams, Ian (Journalist), author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2021.
Collation:
352 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781780277110 (pbk)
Dewey class:
323.44820951323.448209
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3073208