Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP) Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP)
Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP)
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Smart ID cards and facial recognition: How China spreads surveillance tech around the world

Chinese companies sell monitoring technology to foreign governments

Topic |   Surveillance
Karen Chiu
Karen Chiu

Updated: 8:45am, 20 Sep, 2019

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Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP) Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP)
Visitors at the China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, filmed by security cameras with facial recognition technology, in Beijing on October 24. (Picture: AFP)
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