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Health
By Iris Zhao

China's planned national digital health code system raises concerns over state surveillance

Beijing's plans to develop an integrated online health platform featuring the digital health records of every resident has sparked concerns about intensified state surveillance. 

China's National Health Commission announced last week that each resident would be given a "fully functional digital health code".

It's part of a five-year National Health Informatisation Plan to "digitise national health information" by 2025.

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