According to a Financial Times report, the Biden administration is planning to impose more sanctions on Hikvision, accusing it of enabling human right abuses.
According to the Financial Times, the sanctions would have far-reaching consequences because companies and governments that deal with Hikvision would risk violating U.S. sanctions. The company is the world's largest manufacturer.
Hikvision and Dahua were placed on the U.S. government entity list for their role in enabling human rights violations among Muslim minority groups in China. U.S. persons are not allowed to invest in Hikvision because of the Biden administration's sanctions. Many U.S. cities still use Hikvision cameras. At least a hundred U.S. counties have bought Hikvision and Dahua equipment. Federal actions do not apply at the state and city level.
The potential action by the US Government, as reported, remains to be verified, according to a Hikvision spokesman. We think that any sanction should be based on evidence and due process. We look forward to being treated fairly.
US towns are buying Chinese surveillance tech tied to Uighur abuses
The U.S. government has been targeting Chinese tech companies with individual actions rather than having a plan to contain their rise.
TikTok was one of the notable examples under the Trump administration. Under the Biden administration, Weibo was added to a delisting watchlist by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies were placed on an investment blacklist for their alleged involvement in the Uyghur Muslims. The Department of Commerce has a list of entities that American companies can't sell unless they have a license.
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