# The Sentinel State

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- Authors: [Minxin Pei](https://www.bookquiver.com/minxin-pei)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-03-17

## Description

Rising prosperity was supposed to bring democracy to China, yet the Communist Party’s political monopoly endures. How? Minxin Pei looks to the surveillance state. Though renowned for high-tech repression, China’s surveillance system is above all a labor-intensive project. Pei delves into the human sources of coercion at the foundation of CCP power.

## Editions

### The Sentinel State

- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- ISBN: 978-06-7430-355-3
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2026-03-17
- Language: en_US