Josh Chin and Lisa Lin, the authors of “Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control and journalists at the Wall Street Journal, join Scott to discuss the following: how China operates as a surveillance state, the role Silicon Valley has played in the development of state surveillance around the world, and what to consider when it comes to US-China bilateral relations.

Scott opens with his thoughts on Apple becoming the leading smartphone provider in the US as well as its plans to move further into the digital ad space. 

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