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Fox News Crew Fined $40, Viral Video Mocks Surveillance Critique

5/14/2026

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Bret Baier’s Fox News team was fined $40 for parking in Beijing during President Donald Trump’s state visit.
Journalist Li Jingjing posted a video of the crew blocking traffic that earned over 1 million views.
The clip mocked Baier’s criticism of Beijing’s surveillance network.
Baier cited Beijing’s addition of 1,500 cameras this year, an Australian Strategic Policy Institute estimate of 600 million AI-enabled cameras, and a robot barista who prepared his coffee.

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Bret Baier’s Fox News team was fined $40 for parking in Beijing during President Donald Trump’s state visit.
Journalist Li Jingjing posted a video of the crew blocking traffic that earned over 1 million views.
The clip mocked Baier’s criticism of Beijing’s surveillance network.
Baier cited Beijing’s addition of 1,500 cameras this year, an Australian Strategic Policy Institute estimate of 600 million AI-enabled cameras, and a robot barista who prepared his coffee.