On this episode of China Uncensored,
forget Uncle Sam, China has Uncle Trump.
Chinese agents have infiltrated the U.S,
don't worry.
Congress is doing what it does best.
Absolutely nothing.
And China's facial recognition technology will keep you safe
from committing thought crime
This is China Uncensored.
Hi, welcome to China Uncensored.
I'm your host Chris Chappell.
The number two guy in Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign
is saying corruption in China is so bad,
it could lead to a Soviet-style collapse.
Top party officials have said similar things in the past,
But will this unusually strongly worded warning
lead to lasting change and meaningful reform?
Of course not.
Xi Jinping will use it to strengthen his grip on power,
which he'll then use to further purge his political opponents
under the guise of the anti-corruption campaign.
To be fair, Captain Toadstool and his underlings
were pretty corrupt and you can't blame Xi for purging them.
Speaking of strong leaders,
Uncle Trump, the grand commander or Donald-the-strong as they call him in China.
U.S president Donald Trump has a legion of fans there.
Some online Trump fan groups
even boasts tens of thousands of members.
As one Chinese citizen told the New York Times,
"he's true to himself"
just like One Punch Man.
If One Punch Man had golden locks of hair,
he would be a President.
President Trump, by the way, just finished his first official state visit to China.
And we'll have more on that after the break.
And back in the US,
the annual report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
has a piece of advice for Congress.
Chinese journalists should be labeled as foreign agents.
The Chinese regime has rapidly expanded its state-run media to the United States.
I mean, CCTV has an office literally seven blocks from the White House.
According to the report,
state media's purpose is not so much journalism
but to spread propaganda and spy for the Chinese regime.
After all,
if Russia today had to register,
maybe the same should apply into Chinese state-run media,
and those who work for it.
Of course there's another alternative
to dealing with China's creepy authoritarian control,
if you can't beat them, join them.
The Chinese Communist Party has been taking the concept
of a surveillance state to the next level.
Chinese companies have been working on facial recognition software,
they hope that by analyzing hair, facial dimensions and skin colour
they can accurately track individuals.
And then use behavior recognition software
to predict whether they're going to commit a crime.
And also, just keep an eye on everyone so they're all safe.
It's all about safety.
I know you're jealous of the CCP's progress on facial recognition.
But don't worry because that kind of technology may someday come to the West.
Oh, it already has.
I mean it still doesn't work very well.
But not to worry,
because investors are pouring money into facial recognition software.
And not just to unlock stupid iPhones that have no home button.
Investors are flocking to the 6.4 billion dollar video surveillance market in China,
including leading US venture capital firms
such as the China Arm of Sequoia Capital,
which is one of the best-known Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
And I don't know if the US can compete,
because it just came out that China
now has more supercomputers than anywhere else.
China has 202, the US --- only 144.
Come on America, how can we be a global superpower
if we don't have the most supercomputers.
And finally,
Hongkongers have not been reacting well to the new law
that makes it illegal to disrespect China's national anthem.
Namely, they've been booing it.
But they might regret that action.
There's a law in mainland China that disrespecting the anthem
could carry a three year prison term.
That law hasn't been passed in Hong Kong
but some Hong Kong lawmakers want to.
Namely, the pro Beijing ones.
Shocking, I know.
And at least one former legislative council member thinks
that law could be applied retroactively.
In other words, you might not want to be caught on camera
booing the Chinese anthem in Hong Kong right now.
Because when you're booing becomes illegal years after you did it
you could be spending time in an orange jumpsuit with hardened criminals,
and student democracy leaders,
So what do you think?
Leave your comments below.
Thanks for watching this episode of China Uncensored.
Once again I'm your host Chris Chappell.
See you next time.
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