In other cases, the state appears to be confiscating evidence of detentions. Some people in touch with relatives outside China were also investigated and seized, Ayup said. It is unknown how many have been detained since the leaks. They reveal that facilities Beijing calls “vocational training schools” are forced ideological and behavioral re-education centers run in secret. The papers also show how Beijing is pioneering a new form of social control using data and artificial intelligence.

Source: International New York Times December 14, 2019 04:30 UTC