In 2025, China's massive AI-powered surveillance network, known as Skynet, continues to set the global standard for high-tech monitoring. Initially launched in 2005 to address urban security, the system has evolved into a vast digital web that integrates artificial intelligence, facial recognition, and big data to monitor hundreds of millions of people in real time. Scale and Infrastructure Ubiquitous Cameras: As of 2025, it is estimated that China operates between 200 million and 600 million su