The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Lee Huynh (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Lee Huynh
David Lee Huynh narrates 99 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 801 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China is an audiobook by Minxin Pei: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by David Lee Huynh, released May 11, 2026, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Lee Huynh
- Released
- May 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9798855566604
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China as an audiobook?
The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China?
The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China is narrated by David Lee Huynh.