Revealed: Massive Chinese Police Database

January 29, 2021

The Intercept Yael Grauer

The authorities also monitor phone calls between detainees and their family members back home. One document detailed such a call that lasted four minutes and 20 seconds, describing the contents of the conversation and how grateful the relatives were that the government allowed it. In many cases, relatives were asked to record their call and share it with the police, or they were interviewed immediately after to see how they were doing after the call.