China collects masses of data on Western targets from Twitter and Facebook, documents show US By Jacky Last updated Jan 1, 2022 Share China mines social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to collect data on Western targets for its military, police and government agencies. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The government is purchasing newer and more sophisticated data surveillance systems to collect information about foreign entities, according to the Washington Post which reviewed bid documents and contracts for more than 300 Chinese government projects dating back to early 2020. The documents revealed the purchase of $320,000 Chinese state media...