China’s creepiest export surge

Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state

“I MET THE most lovable people on the streets of Serbia: Chinese police officers,” gushes a Chinese tourist in an article released by one of his country’s police universities about joint patrols with Serbian police in Belgrade. “I felt so happy, safe and proud,” he says.

This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “China’s creepiest export surge”

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