Defence Intelligence Analyst Paul Monk says Xi Jinping has doubled down on surveillance and suppression, which has fuelled confrontation with China’s citizens.
“The regime has always been a regime of lies, suppression, propaganda and surveillance, and Xi Jinping has doubled down on all of that,” Mr Monk told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“What we are really seeing now is a confrontation between masses of the citizens of China and the distinct preference of Xi Jinping to totally control everything.
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