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(Reuters) China is using its technological growth to develop "digital authoritarianism" to track, regulate the Internet and censor information not just within its borders, but around the world, the United States. The Senate study said Tuesday.
Senator Bob Menendez, a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who led the study, said that China is using technology such as artificial intelligence and biometrics to keep track of its people and monitor knowledge.
The report's publication comes as relations between Washington and Beijing are increasingly strained, with President Donald Trump accusing China of the coronavirus pandemic and jockeying over trade, human rights and Beijing 's military build-up.
China has collected large quantities of data, renewed use of surveillance technology, and increased the pace of the response during the pandemic, the study noted.
Washington has lobbied partners to exclude devices from China's Huawei from 5 G networks and paves the way for sanctions against it and other Chinese firms.
The study addresses new laws to improve Beijing's control of information and investments in technology-enhancing companies that support these efforts.
This says that China exports emerging technology to boost its impact internationally and seeks more clout from foreign organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization.
China has been exporting its digital authoritarianism and its tools and tactics around the world, Menendez said in a briefing that international leaders are increasingly drawn to China's model , particularly as Trump is withdrawing from international engagement.
The study contains suggestions to combat the rise of China. Which include legislation establishing a public-private partnership developing U.S. 5 G technology and a "Human Rights Protection Fund" to drive back China's use of mass surveillance.
It also backs the establishment of a cyber military service academy, and for the US president to head a group of countries working together to combat China.
Source: Reuters; Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Leslie Adler and Jonathan Oatis
