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China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 04:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict a contentious form of detention and police surveillance measure, among other changes to the country’s Criminal Procedure Law. Known as residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), the measure was originally intended as a mild restriction of personal freedoms to lower the rate of…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
China to narrow scope of contentious detention and surveillance measure
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