Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The evolution of the Chinese surveillance state -- 2. Command, control, and coordination -- 3. Organizing surveillance -- 4. Spies and informants -- 5. Mass surveillance programs -- 6. Controlling "battlefield positions" -- 7. Upgrading surveillance -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Informants and surveillance targets -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary
Rising prosperity was supposed to bring democracy to China, yet the Communist Party's political monopoly endures. How? Minxin Pei looks to the surveillance state. Though renowned for high-tech repression, China's surveillance system is above all a labor-intensive project. Pei delves into the human sources of coercion at the foundation of CCP power
