September 04, 2019
The Low Road: Charting China's Digital Expansion
China's Belt and Road has equipped governments worldwide to use innovations, such as facial recognition technology, to conduct surveillance and limit dissent. As Beijing tightens control of the Internet within its own borders, what consequences lie ahead for people living under other authoritarian regimes and fragile democracies? CNAS experts Kara Frederick, Daniel Kliman, and Ely Ratner explain how China's high-tech illiberalism may shape the twenty-first century.
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The Autocrat’s New Tool Kit
Chinese authorities are now using the tools of big data to detect departures from “normal” behavior among Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region—and then to identify each su...
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Blunting China’s Illiberal Order: The Vital Role of Congress in U.S. Strategic Competition with China
How the United States fares in its strategic competition with China will ultimately depend on our own competitiveness, which means we need to be committed and focused on enhan...
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Addressing China’s Digital Expansion
Experts assess the global implications of China’s “Digital Silk Road” and identify how the United States and its allies and partners can advance information connectivity....
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Grading China's Belt and Road
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