The CCP’s investment in data collection has increased in recent years, and its reach has continued to extend to the world. As China’s status in the United Nations has improved, the two sides have cooperated on projects one after another. Recently, the news that China will cooperate with the United Nations to establish a data center has aroused concerns from the outside world. Some media have described that the Chinese government is expanding its surveillance network through substantial funding to the United Nations.
“To support the United Nations in playing a central role in international affairs, I announce: China will establish the United Nations Global Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation Center and the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development to provide new assistance for the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. .”
This is the statement made by President Xi Jinping of the Chinese Communist Party at the general debate of the 75th UN General Assembly in September this year.