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NYT: Romney's firm tied to China surveillance push - World news - Asia-Pacific - China - msnbc.com
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In December, a Bain-run fund in which a Romney family blind trust has holdings purchased the video surveillance division of a Chinese company that claims to be the largest supplier to the governments Safe Cities program, a highly advanced monitoring system that allows the authorities to watch over university campuses, hospitals, mosques and movie theaters from centralized command posts.
The Bain-owned company, Uniview Technologies, produces what it calls infrared antiriot cameras and software that enable police officials in different jurisdictions to share images in real time through the Internet. Previous projects have included an emergency command center in Tibet that provides a solid foundation for the maintenance of social stability and the protection of peoples peaceful life, according to Univiews Web site.
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