In the blocks surrounding the White House, the U.S. Capitol Building, and the Pentagon, Hikvision cameras keep a watchful eye. In fact, at least 2,900 products from the Chinese security camera company surveil the streets of America’s capital alone, according to Shodan, a platform that collects data on devices connected to the internet.
But now, the officials inside those buildings may be considering a move that would make Hikvision one of the country’s top Chinese corporate targets, effectively eliminating its presence in the U.S. and potentially spelling the end of its rapid global expansion.
Reports emerged last week that the Treasury Department is considering hitting Hikvision with the toughest sanctions in the U.S. toolkit, by placing it on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list. That designation would block any American trade and investment in the company, and prohibit it from any interaction with the U.S. financial system, making it much harde
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