Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life
I&#x27;d really like to read more Chinese-from-China views on this kind of article.<p>Although the content of the article scares me personally, it would be interesting to have more of a discourse about more plausible reasons why this kind of surveillance is &quot;good&quot; from a genuine different perspective. One mistake the Chinese govt makes is never explaining themselves in a plausible way so it always comes across as Orwellian. Further, because no Chinese national is supposed to acknowledge the govt power, most nationals can&#x27;t comment on it without getting themselves or their family in serious trouble.<p>I have a (non-Chinese-from-China) friend who works most of the year in China and he explained the surveillance state as &quot;well, if you&#x27;ve got a nation of more than a billion people and a huge range of wealth levels and, culturally, you value stability of the nation more than individual liberty, yeah, you&#x27;re going to go to extremes on security and surveillance. It&#x27;s all about ensuring stability and adherence to &#x27;normal&#x27; behavior. Yeah it&#x27;s creepy but it&#x27;s _safe_ if you stay in line.&quot;<p>I&#x27;m not saying I agree with the exchange of individual liberty vs surveillance but it would be refreshing to read more plausible takes on the &quot;China has it right&quot; viewpoint.