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Has Chinese surveillance been used on Iranian protesters?
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January 23, 2026
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1:55Now PlayingChinese surveillance companies may have been used to crack down on the recent Iranian protests. CNN's international correspondent Isobel Yeung explains how China's AI and facial recognition tech might have saved the Iranian regime.
Chinese companies built Iran's surveillance infrastructure
Iranian authorities violently cracking down on protesters
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