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Michael Caster discusses the link between China’s digital investments abroad and digital repression. China Industrial Equipment Caster
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China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” often conjures up mental images of railways, roads, and ports – heavy infrastructure used to transport goods and people. But there are many subsets of the BRI, including the “Digital Silk Road,” which emphasizes digital infrastructure: from 5G and fiber optic cables to e-commerce and AI technology – including digital surveillance and censorship tech.
Michael Caster, the Asia Digital Program Manager at Article19, is the lead author of a recent report on the Digital Silk Road in the Indo-Pacific. In this interview, he discusses the link between China’s digital investments abroad and digital repression.
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China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” often conjures up mental images of railways, roads, and ports – heavy infrastructure used to transport goods and people. But there are many subsets of the BRI, including the “Digital Silk Road,” which emphasizes digital infrastructure: from 5G and fiber optic cables to e-commerce and AI technology – including digital surveillance and censorship tech.
Michael Caster, the Asia Digital Program Manager at Article19, is the lead author of a recent report on the Digital Silk Road in the Indo-Pacific. In this interview, he discusses the link between China’s digital investments abroad and digital repression.
![The Danger of China’s Digital Silk Road – The Diplomat](http://cdn.globalso.com/globe-caster/EK5-P.jpg)
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