, Columnist
Huawei Effect Threatens China’s Spy-Tech Champion
Hikvision’s involvement in domestic surveillance, deals with Iran and dependence on U.S. components make it a sitting duck.
Beijing is spending billions on facial-recognition and other surveillance technologies.
Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times
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There goes the future of Chinese surveillance giant Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co.
For months, the risk of sanctions or other penalties has been hanging over Hikvision, one of the world’s largest makers of security cameras and other spying equipment.