Category: chaoyang masses

China’s Pervasive Neighborhood Watch Groups Are ‘Terrorist Organizations’

News Analysis State-sponsored neighborhood watch programs in China function as an extra level of surveillance for the Chinese regime. Though media reports portray them as helping stop illegal behavior, these groups function as a control mechanism at the lower levels of society, using neighbors to catch anyone who does not toe the party line. The…


China’s Pervasive Neighborhood Watch Groups Are ‘Terrorist Organizations,’ Activists Say

News Analysis State-sponsored neighborhood watch programs in China function as an extra level of surveillance for the Chinese regime. Though media reports portray them as helping stop illegal behavior, these groups function as a control mechanism at the lower levels of society, using neighbors to catch anyone who does not toe the party line. The…