The U.S. government doesn't want government contractors using Hikvision security cameras. But can it really ensure compliance?
Alarmed by reports of cyberattacks and the growing threat China poses to national security, the United States Congress passed a law in 2018 that would ban any facility operated by the U.S. government or one of its contractors from using equipment made by five state-backed Chinese technology firms: Huawei, ZTE, Dahua, Hytera and a company called Hikvision, the world’s biggest maker of security and video surveillance cameras.
According to the National Defense Authorization Act, all U.S. gover
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Bob Fu's relationship with China has gone through phases. First, he thought money would solve his problems there; then he joined protesters at Tiananmen Square, thinking the politics could change. In the end, he determined, only God could save China, and he's been fighting for religious freedom in China ever since he resettled in Texas. With his nonprofit, ChinaAid, prospering like never before, he says the U.S. is finally catching on.