US adds Hikvision subsidiaries from Xinjiang to its trade blacklist

  • The US Commerce Department also confirms that the ‘policy interest of protecting human rights worldwide’ is now a criteria for its Entity List
  • Hikvision Digital Technology is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer that provides surveillance cameras used in Xinjiang

Orange Wangin Washington
Hikvision is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer that provides surveillance cameras used in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

The US has sanctioned five Xinjiang-based subsidiaries of the Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision while confirming that the “policy interest of protecting human rights worldwide” is a new criteria for the trade blacklist.

Added to the US Commerce Department’s Entity List on Tuesday were Luopu Haishi Dingxin Electronic Technology Co., Moyu Haishi Electronic Technology Co., Pishan Haishi Yong’an Electronic Technology Co., Urumqi Haishi Xin’an Electronic Technology Co. and Yutian Haishi Meitian Electronic Technology Co.

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