US government “violation of human rights to Uighurs” embargo on pressure on China or October 8 at 10:56
The U.S. government announced measures to prohibit US companies from dealing with public security authorities and Chinese surveillance camera manufacturers in China and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, as they were involved in human rights violations against Uyghurs. There seems to be an aim to increase pressure on China before.
In addition to public security authorities in cities such as Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region and Urumqi, the central city of Autonomous Region, the manufacturer of surveillance cameras in Hangzhou, China, said to be used in autonomous regions A total of 28 government agencies and companies, including Vision.
The US Department of Commerce said on the 7th that these government agencies and companies were involved in human rights violations such as arbitrary restraint and surveillance of minorities such as Uyghurs, and that American companies would trade without government permission. Announced to add to the forbidden list.
In the announcement, Commerce Secretary Ross accused "the US government will not tolerate brutal oppression against Chinese minorities."
The Trump administration called for cooperation at the United Nations General Assembly last month to change China's policy on the Uyghur, and the Senate also passed a bill mandating the government to consider sanctions against Chinese officials. I am strengthening.
The Trump administration has just officially announced that it will conduct a ministerial trade negotiation with China in Washington this month, which is likely to increase pressure on China.
“Hiking Vision” for surveillance cameras with rapid growth
“HIK Vision”, the world's top share of surveillance camera, is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Haikuvision's parent company is a state-owned company that handles electronic devices, and its performance has grown rapidly as the Chinese government has set up surveillance cameras throughout the country as a security measure.
According to the Chinese media, sales were RMB 3.6 billion in 2010 and approximately 53.8 billion yen in Japanese yen, but in 2018 it was approximately 50 billion yuan and approximately 144.7 billion yen in Japanese yen. I ’m telling you.
While it is said that more than 170 million surveillance cameras are installed all over China, it is said that Hikvision's sales in China last year increased by more than 14%.
In addition, we have more than 40 bases overseas, such as the United States and Europe, and are actively expanding overseas. Sales other than mainland China are reported to increase by nearly 25% compared to the previous year, approximately 14.2 billion yuan, up to 212.0 billion yen in Japanese yen.
Furthermore, while advanced technologies such as surveillance cameras using face recognition technology are being developed, Hike Vision is also active in research and development. According to the company website, of the more than 34,000 employees, Nearly half 16,000 people are engaged in research and development.