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China’s Surveillance State: AI Startups, Tech Giants Are At The Center Of The Government’s Plans

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A simple keyword search on worldwide patent database Espacenet shows how much emphsais China has put on surveillance. Over 530 patents related to video surveillance and surveillance cameras were published in China in 2017 alone, compared to just 96 in the United States (based on keyword searches of title and abstract).