The Great Reset: China's 'Smart cities' go offline – A dystopian future unfolding in the present.

"China’s 'Smart Cities' are collapsing. The AI systems that once ran everything from traffic lights to law enforcement are glitching. Surveillance grids are going dark. And the worst part? No one seems ready for what comes next. What was supposed to be China’s shining leap into the future… is unraveling in real time. Why are China's smartest cities falling apart under the very technology that built them? How did a system built for control lose control — seemingly overnight? And is this collapse a warning sign for every country racing toward an AI-driven future? To understand how we got here, we need to go back to when China’s smart city revolution first took off."

Note: The Globalist's smart cities and 15-minute cities are highly controlled regions to keep you surveilled 24/7 and permit required to exit your own area. Permit is limited to a hundred times a year.

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