FILE PHOTO: Flags of Solomon Islands and China flutter near the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China July 11, 2023. - Photo: Reuters file
SYDNEY: China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and locals confirmed to Reuters.
China's "Fengqiao" monitoring model -- started under Mao Zedong in the 1960s to help communities mobilise against reactionary "class enemies" -- has been reinvigorated by Chinese President Xi Jinping to ensure stability in local communities.
