The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 2

<p>In Part 2 of our series, we tell the story of an American citizen whose family members have been detained in Chinese re-education camps for Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups. We look at what his efforts to free them reveal about the global reach of China’s surveillance. Guest: Paul Mozur, a technology reporter for The New York Times based in Shanghai, spoke with Ferkat Jawdat, a Uighur and American citizen who lives in Virginia. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/world/asia/china-uighur-muslim-detention-camp.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> have been sent to camps in vast numbers</a> in what is China’s most sweeping internment operation since the Mao era.</li><li>Chinese officers<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/world/asia/uighur-muslims-china-detainment.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> have attempted to suppress opposition from Uighurs abroad</a> by detaining their relatives.</li><li>The Trump administration<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/world/asia/trump-china-uighurs-trade-deal.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> has avoided addressing the persecution of the Uighurs during trade talks with China</a>, fearing such a move could jeopardize a deal.</li></ul>