Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life
December 19, 2017Wall Street Journal
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Chinese authorities use forms to collect personal information from Uighurs. One form reviewed by the Journal asks about respondents’ prayer habits and if they have contacts abroad. There are sections for officials to rate “persons of interest” on a six-point scale and check boxes on whether they are “safe,” “average” or “unsafe.”