Børge Bakken is Visiting Emeritus Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History & Language, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University.

"Børge Bakken’s incisive analysis reveals China as a far higher crime society than fraudulent statistics suggest. As we turn the pages of this sophisticated book, we grasp the evolution of a society where “the rich get richer and the poor get execution”. This is a monumental contribution to comprehending the devolution of despotism and dissent. What Bakken describes is a surveillance capitalist authoritarianism produced by a Chinese Communist Party that learned from Western tech corporations."John Braithwaite, University of Maryland "An engagingly written, evidence-based account that demolishes long-standing myths about the nature of crime and punishment in China, not least the regime's efforts to systematically hide the widespread violence and soaring crime rates that lurk behind one of the world’s most unequal societies."Frank Dikötter, University of Hong Kong“The author skilfully supports his arguments with empirical data, including case studies, statistics and interviews, and presents his arguments in a balanced manner while maintaining a critical lens.”Preksha Shree Chhetri, Europe-Asia Studies

• MapChronology IntroductionShùzì / Numbers1. The Manipulation of Chinese Crime StatisticsChu ngsh ng / Trauma2: The Historical Patterns of Crime, Violence, and Trauma Páichì / Exclusion3: Transition, Inequality, and Exclusion: Two Kinds of PeopleJi nshì / Surveillance4: Big Brother, Big Bucks, and Big Data: The Chinese Surveillance StateYánlì / Harshness5: ‘Hard Strikes’ and Moral Panics: The Craze of Anti-Crime CampaignsZhèngyì / Justice 6: Legal Hierarchies, Punitive Practices, and Changing Norms7: Concluding RemarksReferences

Børge Bakken is Visiting Emeritus Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History & Language, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University.

"Børge Bakken’s incisive analysis reveals China as a far higher crime society than fraudulent statistics suggest. As we turn the pages of this sophisticated book, we grasp the evolution of a society where “the rich get richer and the poor get execution”. This is a monumental contribution to comprehending the devolution of despotism and dissent. What Bakken describes is a surveillance capitalist authoritarianism produced by a Chinese Communist Party that learned from Western tech corporations."John Braithwaite, University of Maryland "An engagingly written, evidence-based account that demolishes long-standing myths about the nature of crime and punishment in China, not least the regime's efforts to systematically hide the widespread violence and soaring crime rates that lurk behind one of the world’s most unequal societies."Frank Dikötter, University of Hong Kong“The author skilfully supports his arguments with empirical data, including case studies, statistics and interviews, and presents his arguments in a balanced manner while maintaining a critical lens.”Preksha Shree Chhetri, Europe-Asia Studies

• MapChronology IntroductionShùzì / Numbers1. The Manipulation of Chinese Crime StatisticsChu ngsh ng / Trauma2: The Historical Patterns of Crime, Violence, and Trauma Páichì / Exclusion3: Transition, Inequality, and Exclusion: Two Kinds of PeopleJi nshì / Surveillance4: Big Brother, Big Bucks, and Big Data: The Chinese Surveillance StateYánlì / Harshness5: ‘Hard Strikes’ and Moral Panics: The Craze of Anti-Crime CampaignsZhèngyì / Justice 6: Legal Hierarchies, Punitive Practices, and Changing Norms7: Concluding RemarksReferences

Børge Bakken is Visiting Emeritus Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History & Language, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University.

"Børge Bakken’s incisive analysis reveals China as a far higher crime society than fraudulent statistics suggest. As we turn the pages of this sophisticated book, we grasp the evolution of a society where “the rich get richer and the poor get execution”. This is a monumental contribution to comprehending the devolution of despotism and dissent. What Bakken describes is a surveillance capitalist authoritarianism produced by a Chinese Communist Party that learned from Western tech corporations."John Braithwaite, University of Maryland "An engagingly written, evidence-based account that demolishes long-standing myths about the nature of crime and punishment in China, not least the regime's efforts to systematically hide the widespread violence and soaring crime rates that lurk behind one of the world’s most unequal societies."Frank Dikötter, University of Hong Kong“The author skilfully supports his arguments with empirical data, including case studies, statistics and interviews, and presents his arguments in a balanced manner while maintaining a critical lens.”Preksha Shree Chhetri, Europe-Asia Studies

• MapChronology IntroductionShùzì / Numbers1. The Manipulation of Chinese Crime StatisticsChu ngsh ng / Trauma2: The Historical Patterns of Crime, Violence, and Trauma Páichì / Exclusion3: Transition, Inequality, and Exclusion: Two Kinds of PeopleJi nshì / Surveillance4: Big Brother, Big Bucks, and Big Data: The Chinese Surveillance StateYánlì / Harshness5: ‘Hard Strikes’ and Moral Panics: The Craze of Anti-Crime CampaignsZhèngyì / Justice 6: Legal Hierarchies, Punitive Practices, and Changing Norms7: Concluding RemarksReferences