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Why Does China Want Your Name?

By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Ronald Reagan And though the word count varies by language, the idea remains the same. Beginning in November, China will be undertaking its most comprehensive census ever. And this time, it will include expats/foreigners. I have already received three emails asking me what this is going to mean for those in China illegally and my response is that I do not know, but that it cannot be good. Though the questioning will be to calculate who is in China, I do not have any confidence the information recorded will not also be used for other purposes, including, potentially, removing those in the country illegally. Shanghaiist expresses similar concerns. We will update if and when we learn more.

Full post as published by China Law Blog on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).