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October 11, 2026 Andrew Higgins and Gilles Sabrié

A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid.

Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more paranoid and pervasive than ever.

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A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid.