Will China Use COVID-19 Apps to Crack Down on Dissent?


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Welcome to Foreign Policy ’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Recent reports raise concerns about authorities using COVID-19 health apps to crack down on dissent, China’s navy launches its third aircraft carrier , and the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act takes effect. If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . Are China’s COVID-19 Restrictions Permanent? Critics have long warned that China could turn its COVID-19 restrictions toward controlling dissent . Travel within China now relies on loosely integrated health care apps that vary between cities and provinces, raising...