Metal detectors, X-ray machines for bags and guards wielding scanners. Anyone who has entered a metro station in China knows that the country takes public safety seriously. China spends roughly the same on domestic security and “stability maintenance” as it does on its military budget. But what happens when the pursuit of safety becomes performative––and the cost becomes unbearable?
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