Impacted by the U.S. sanctions, Chinese surveillance tech giant Hikvision recently reported the worst performance in its 20-year history, with revenue and net profits dwindling. Hikvision admitted in its 2022 annual report (pdf) released on April 15 that the company had experienced negative profit growth, something it had never seen in the 21 years since…
China Hawks Pushing for Tougher Procurement Law to Counter CCP’s ‘Techno-Authoritarianism’
April 6, 2023
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A group of cross-party MPs are pushing for a new law to require the UK government make a list of “high risk” suppliers that should be barred from getting government contracts and appoint a watchdog to check the list. Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said she proposed amendments to the Procurement Bill…
US Sanctions 5 Chinese Firms Allegedly Involved in Uyghur Repression
March 29, 2023
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The United States has sanctioned five Chinese companies over their alleged role in the repression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region, the U.S. Commerce Department said on March 28. The companies were accused of implicating human rights abuses in “China’s campaign of repression, arbitrary mass detention and high-technology surveillance against the Uyghur…
Tesco to Phase Out Chinese Surveillance Cameras Over Security and Human Rights Concerns
March 19, 2023
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Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has said it will ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the…
Tesco to Phase Out Chinese Surveillance Cameras Over Security, Human Rights Concerns
March 19, 2023
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Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket, plans to ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the retail chain…
Plastic Surgery Hospital Video Leak in South Korea Prompts Concerns Over Made-in-China Cameras
Private video footage leaked from a Seoul plastic surgery hospital was recently circulated online, with some victims being celebrities. The footage was reportedly from the well-known hospital’s surveillance cameras, all made by Hikvision—a Chinese state-owned video surveillance equipment manufacturer. From Feb. 24 to 28, at least 31 videos leaked from the hospital and spread widely…
Chinese-Made Cameras Found at ABC’s Headquarters in Sydney
March 3, 2023
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Surveillance equipment made by companies linked to China’s communist regime has been found at Australia’s national broadcaster and is being dismantled, an internal audit has confirmed. Cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua were found to have been installed at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)’s headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney and two other locations. An ABC spokesman said…
Defence Committee Chair Calls for Inquiry After Chinese-Made Security Cameras Found at British Army Bases
Chair of Defence Committee Tobias Ellwood called for an inquiry on Saturday after an investigation found that surveillance cameras from China’s Hikvision and Dahua are still in use at British Army bases. It comes months after the UK government banned the installation of new surveillance equipment from China on sensitive government sites and more than a year…
UK Defence Committee Chair Calls for Inquiry After Chinese-Made Security Cameras Found at Army Bases
Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the UK Defence Select Committee, has called for an inquiry after an investigation found that surveillance cameras from Chinese technology companies Hikvision and Dahua are still in use at British army bases, months after they should have been replaced over security concerns. In November 2022, the UK government banned the installation of…
MPs Remove Measures Targeting China’s Hikvision and Forced Organ Harvesting From Procurement Bill
A committee of MPs on Tuesday removed parts of the Procurement Bill that aim to purge Chinese security cameras and accomplices of forced organ harvesting from the UK’s public supply chain. The two clauses were passed in the House of Lords on Dec. 2 despite the fact that the government opposed the proposals, citing technicality issues. But…
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