April 26, 2024

Reality Check: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in China renews concerns over surveillance tactics – CNN Video

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has renewed concerns over China’s surveillance tactics and repression of free speech, leading many athletes to take steps to control their own privacy, including using burner phones. Reality Check’s John Avlon speaks with CNN anchor Jim Sciutto about the country’s history of intimidating its critics – both at home and overseas – and how the Chinese government tries to deflect attention away from its human rights abuses.

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