China Is Helping Governments of the World Build Their Own Surveillance State

"Everywhere we look the influence of the Chinese government and their totalitarian surveillance methods can be seen.
Go ahead and search 'China surveillance' (Pro-tip: Use DuckDuckGo or an alternative search engine!) and watch how many articles pop up regarding the growing digital dystopia being finalized across the People’s Republic of China. Titles like, Smart ID cards and facial recognition: How China spreads surveillance tech around the world and China’s new surveillance state, everyone will be watched, reviewed and rated really warm the heart and fill the head with a vision of a society where no thought is private, criticism of the State is illegal, and your social behaviors affect your place in life.
This is the current state of much of China. And it’s coming to a neighborhood near you."