The subhead states that "the dominance of mobile transactions lends itself to greater data collection by the Chinese government." There is little more that needs to be said about Technocracy's rapid ascent in China.
China is perfecting Technocracy and Scientific Dictatorship through massively intrusive citizen identification that also records political predispositions and psychological profiles. What would China do with such a system? Anything they want! You can run, but you cannot hide
If China wins the Quantum computing war, it will obsolete land-based communication infrastructure and give China complete dominance over data encryption. China has already indicated that it will invest whatever resources are necessary to win this race, which many have compared to the original race to land on the moon.
As it collects vast troves of data on its citizens, China is advancing as a Technocracy and is headed for complete Scientific Dictatorship within a few years. Americans do not understand that this technology and mindset is also targeted for America with the same result.
Breitbart does not recognize China as a Technocracy but Chinese Technocrats have mastered surveillance and control methodologies throughout their nation. Social scoring of citizens for the sake of such control is devilish and dangerous.
5G is blazingly fast and will transform entire industries, like Smart Grid, to enable dedicated, real-time data collection and transfer. Wherever there is a data sensor, it will connect with other sensors, cloud apps, AI programs, etc. Welcome to the Internet of Everything.
Henry Kissinger is one of the most notorious founding members of the Trilateral Commission, and his role in the Trump era has been vastly underestimated. Teaming up with Steve Bannon on any kind of 'project' is a disturbing development.
Asian cities and nations are racing toward Technocracy, following in China's vision to establish a digital silk road. China's President Xo Jinping says that a city which is not green is not smart. China is already home to 277 smart cities.
You might ask, why would Google build AI systems in China where it's core search engine has been banned for seven years? Speculation that it is, the answer might be that Google is building proprietary AI systems for China to suppress its own citizens. Much of what happens in China is illegal in the United States.
Jack Ma of Alibaba is one of China's top Technocrats and he is driving for a total surveillance society. Technocrats don't worry about whether or not consumers want to be monitored and controlled, claiming it's for the greater good of society.