{"title":"Liza Lin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiza Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations into the dynamics of modern governance and surveillance. Her writing delves into the complexities of state power, privacy, and security, inviting readers to consider the implications of technological oversight in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted firmly in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Lin's works challenge assumptions about state control and individual freedom, providing thought-provoking analysis that is both timely and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"surveillance-state-by-josh-chin-9781250256690","title":"Surveillance State","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere is the line between digital utopia and digital police state?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurveillance State\u003c\/em\u003e tells the gripping, startling, and detailed story of how China's Communist Party is building a new kind of political control: shaping the will of the people through the sophisticated—and often brutal—harnessing of data.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a story born in Silicon Valley and America's 'War on Terror,' and now playing out in alarming ways on China's remote Central Asian frontier. As ethnic minorities in a border region strain against Party control, China's leaders have built a dystopian police state that keeps millions under the constant gaze of security forces armed with AI. But across the country in the city of Hangzhou, the government is weaving a digital utopia, where technology helps optimize everything from traffic patterns to food safety to emergency response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalists Josh Chin and Liza Lin take readers on a journey through the new world China is building within its borders, and beyond. Telling harrowing stories of the people and families affected by the Party's ambitions, \u003cem\u003eSurveillance State\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a future that is already underway—a new society engineered around the power of digital surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244436336876,"sku":"9781250256690","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250256690-surveillance-state-1.jpg?v=1787995849"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/liza-lin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}