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Staff at banned Chinese surveillance firm get fast-track UK visas
UK government banned Hikvision, the security camera manufacturer, from providing equipment on official sites in Britain.
Trump campaign advisor who allegedly saw classified map works for China lobbying firm: report Susie Wiles is a campaign advisor for Trump's 2024 bid for the presidency. She is also co-chair of Mercury Public Affairs, a lobbying firm that serves Chinese companies. The firm has received millions of dollars from Chinese companies, including Yealink, Hikvision and Alibaba.
Trump 2024 aide who allegedly saw classified map works for China lobbying firm Susie Wiles works on Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and is co-chair of Mercury Public Affairs. The lobbying firm has taken millions of dollars in recent years from Chinese companies such as Yealink, Hikvision and Alibaba. Wiles has also been identified as one of several people to whom the 45th president allegedly revealed sensitive material.
Brit spies in 'security risk' as Chinese surveillance cameras film front of MI6 Cameras made by Hikvision - banned in US federal buildings on national security grounds - have been installed on a lamp post across the road from the security service’s front gates in London. Experts say the cameras could be used by Beijing spooks to monitor UK spies coming and going. Security experts called on the council to remove them.
Britain to remove Chinese surveillance gear from government sites The government told its departments last year to stop installing Chinese-linked CCTV cameras in sensitive buildings. MPs have previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua.
UK to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites The government told its departments last year to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings. British lawmakers have previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua, two partly state-owned Chinese firms.
Morrisons and Tesco ban Chinese CCTV cameras over security fears Morrisons has joined Tesco in removing equipment supplied by Hikvision and Dahua over their alleged involvement in the suppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in north-west China. Under Chinese law, companies must “support, assist and co-operate” with state intelligence work.
UK to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites The government told its departments last year to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings. British lawmakers have previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua, two partly state-owned Chinese firms.
'Risky' Chinese cameras could be stripped from UK official buildings under new legislation The Procurement Bill aims to protect national security and toughen up on China. Cabinet Office said a taskforce will be set up to investigate suppliers that pose a potential risk to Britain. Installing Hikvision cameras was banned in November on security grounds.
Chinese CCTV cameras that caught Matt Hancock affair to be banned over national security concerns New laws on public sector procurement will see providers including Hikvision and Dahua, two leading Chinese CCTV manufacturers, blocked from the British state. Under the new Procurement Bill, companies subject to China’s National Security Law will be banned from bidding on public contracts.
Chinese CCTV cameras that caught Matt Hancock affair to be banned over national security concerns New laws on public sector procurement will see providers including Hikvision and Dahua, two leading Chinese CCTV manufacturers, blocked from the British state. Mr Hancock was caught on Hikvision-made CCTV cameras in a passionate embrace with aide Gina Coladangelo.
'Risky' Chinese cameras could be stripped from UK official buildings under new legislation The Procurement Bill aims to protect national security and toughen up on China. Cabinet Office said taskforce will be set up to investigate suppliers that pose a potential risk to Britain. Installing Hikvision cameras was banned in November on security grounds.
Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim Hikvision is the world's largest surveillance camera maker. It supplies its products to resellers who in turn supply governments and companies. The company has come under scrutiny for its ties to the Chinese state. It has been accused of aiding Chinese oppression against the Uyghurs.
Chinese surveillance firm ‘exploits loophole to sell to US government’ Hikvision, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of surveillance cameras, CCTV systems and other security devices, has denied illegally refashioning its products for the US market. The revelations were aired in classified Pentagon papers.
Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim Hikvision is the world's largest surveillance camera maker. It supplies its products to resellers who in turn supply governments and companies. The company has come under scrutiny for its ties to the Chinese state. It has been accused of aiding Chinese oppression against the Uyghurs.
Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim Hikvision is the world's largest surveillance camera maker. It supplies its products to resellers who in turn supply governments and companies. The company has come under scrutiny for its ties to the Chinese state. It has been accused of aiding Chinese oppression against the Uyghurs.
China hits back at Herald and Newstalk ZB over Chinese Communist Party-linked security cameras in Govt buildings story A Newstalk ZB investigation found at least 120 Hikvision or Dahua cameras are installed across the New Zealand Police, Department of Conservation, Ministry of Social Development and Oranga Tamariki. It comes after Australia’s Government said in February it will remove the surveillance cameras from sensitive buildings. The CCP owns a portion of the manufacturers Dahua and Hikvision, according to the Associated Press.
Exclusive: CCTV cameras made by CCP-linked companies found in Govt departments, home of Kiwi MP, as allies remove Chinese tech A Newstalk ZB investigation found at least 120 Hikvision or Dahua cameras are installed across the New Zealand Police, Department of Conservation, Ministry of Social Development and Oranga Tamariki. Manufacturers Dahua and Hikvision are both partly state-owned by the CCP, the Associated Press has reported.
US sanctions Chinese firms over alleged repression of Uighurs Commerce Department says companies are implicated in Beijing’s ‘campaign of repression’ against ethnic minority Muslims. Four of the companies belong to the Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision.
China's surveillance tech: Western bans, global growth In 2021, Hikvision and Dahua made up over one third of a global market worth around $35 billion. The Chinese government owns parts of both companies. Their presence in critical infrastructure has led to worries about potential espionage.
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