Hikvision Global News Reports Directory
Hikvision has received the most global news reporting of any video surveillance company, ever, ranging from the WSJ, the Financial Times, Reuters, the NY Times, the SCMP, and more. This directory catalogs and links to 200+ of them over the past 5 years.
March 2023
The Telegraph: Tesco to ditch Chinese-made CCTV cameras over security and human rights fears
The Times: Chinese Hikvision cameras ‘that pose security threat’ used on King’s Sandringham estate
Biometric Update: Facewatch to stop using Hikvision amid controversy over UK retail biometrics
Yahoo News Australia: Chinese 'spy cameras' found in ABC buildings: 'Remove immediately'
India Today: China's Spying Threat
February 2023
Irish Mirror: TD spy fears over Chinese cameras at Leinster House
Irish Examiner: Opposition leaders back calls to remove Chinese cameras from Leinster House
The Guardian: Chinese-made security cameras to be removed from Australian government buildings
The Guardian: Chinese cameras leave British police vulnerable to spying, says watchdog
Axios: China's Hikvision sues U.S. over FCC ban
ABC News: Commonwealth offices 'riddled' with security cameras linked to Chinese government
RFE/RL: Sofia's Rollout Of Chinese Cameras On Public Transit Raises Questions, Sparks Backlash
IPVM: Hikvision Alleges £800 Million Cost To Replace Hikvision In UK Government
January 2023
IPVM: SIA Bars Dahua and Hikvision From Exhibiting at ISC West
SCMP: Chinese embassy in Portugal removes Hikvision CCTV camera after residents’ concerns
The Times: National security fears over police using Chinese tech
IPVM: Hikvision Interrogation Platform For Communist Party Members Examined
IPVM: Hikvision Chairman Joins China Communist Party National Congress
December 2022
The Guardian: Police in China can track protests by enabling ‘alarms’ on Hikvision software
The Guardian: Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban
Stuff.co.nz: Chinese-made cameras 'pose potential security risk to New Zealand'
IPVM: The Naval Officer Who Became Dahua And Hikvision USA's #1 Partner
IPVM: Vulnerability Impacting 400,000 Hikvision And OEM Devices Online
November 2022
CNN: UK bans Chinese surveillance cameras from ‘sensitive’ sites
The Verge: The FCC just banned these Chinese cameras and telecom hardware from reaching the US
October 2022
Axios: Scoop: DOJ demands Hikvision lobbyists register as foreign agents
Politico: Inside Hikvision lobbyist’s game plan to fend off sanctions
STV News: Councils using CCTV made by Chinese firm linked to human rights abuses
Reuters: Sidley Austin reveals work for Chinese surveillance firm under foreign agents law
Edinburgh Live: Edinburgh council to tear down CCTV cameras linked to Chinese human rights abuse
September 2022
SCMP: Tech war: Chinese AI surveillance gear maker Hikvision plays down impact of US Nvidia chip ban
News & Star: 'Orwellian' Chinese state-owned CCTV operating in Cumbria
National Review: Amazon Provides Cloud Technology for a Chinese Military Company
August 2022
Radio New Zealand: Ministry will no longer accept equipment from Chinese firm Hikvision
Channel 4 News: Government concerns over China-owned CCTV company embedded in UK
July 2022
BBC: MPs call for UK ban on two Chinese CCTV firms
Reuters: Myanmar's junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities
June 2022
MIT Tech Review: The world’s biggest surveillance company you’ve never heard of
Axios: Report: Hikvision cameras help Xinjiang police ensnare Uyghurs
May 2022
Al Jazeera: Hikvision Sanctions Signal Uncharted Waters From UK To Vietnam
The Wire China: The Hikvision Tipping Point?
Bloomberg: Blacklisted Chinese Tech Found Inside Top Secret UK Lab
Bloomberg: US Threat To Sanction Hikvision Shows China Ties Near A Tipping Point
Bloomberg: US Considers Unprecedented Sanctions On China Tech Giant Hikvision
Financial Times: Hikvision Shares Plunge After US Sanctions Threat
Financial Times: US Moves Towards Imposing Sanctions On Chinese Tech Group Hikvision
April 2022
The Times: Chinese CCTV cameras operating at government agency buildings
SCMP: British surveillance camera monitor asks British government to clarify Hikvision position
The Telegraph: Health Department Bans Chinese Cameras That Caught Matt Hancock's Affair
Reuters: Brazil's Multilaser to produce China's Hikvision security products
Associated Press: UK: Concerns raised over Chinese surveillance camera firm
March 2022
The Telegraph: China's Hikvision Embroiled In New Row With Britain's CCTV Watchdog
February 2022
NOS: Controversial Chinese Cameras Are Hanging All Over The Netherlands, Including Ministries
The Times: British using Chinese CCTV linked to repression of Uighurs
Jyllands-Posten: Police will investigate Chinese surveillance cameras for digital backdoors
CityAM: UK should ban CCTV cameras used by Chinese government, campaigners say
UnHerd: Chinese CCTV Is Coming To A Town Near You
Nikkei Asia: Eyes everywhere: China's surveillance equipment spreads worldwide
Digi.no: Surveillance equipment that is banned in large parts of the world is sold openly in Norway
TV2 Ostjylland: The National Police fears hidden accesses in surveillance cameras
RTL Nieuws: Police buy hundreds of cameras from controversial Chinese company
January 2022
Wired Italia: Telecamere cinesi in Italia, la mappa di uffici e luoghi pubblici
Axios: Scoop: Chinese surveillance firm ramps up fight against regulators
Humo: The danger of Chinese cameras in our hospitals and schools
RTBF: Smile, you are being filmed... by China?
RTBF: Hidden lives: surveillance cameras 2.0
RTBF: The new, and sometimes very surprising, capabilities of surveillance cameras
November 2021
Scandasia: 47 cameras from controversial Chinese technology company monitor citizens in Danish city
BBC News: Councils and police must 'weigh CCTV firms' human rights records'
October 2021
Politico: China’s cameras face fresh scrutiny in Europe
The Atlantic: China Is Watching You
TechCrunch: US retail giants pull Chinese surveillance tech from shelves
September 2021
The Guardian: ‘There’s cameras everywhere’: testimonies detail far-reaching surveillance of Uyghurs in China
Forbes: Widely-Used Hikvision Security Cameras Vulnerable To Remote Hijacking
NextGov: CISA Warns of Vulnerabilities in Banned Chinese Surveillance Tech
The Week: Indian military under target by Chinese origin surveillance systems
August 2021
BBC News: CCTV watchdog criticises Hikvision Uyghur response
The Register: UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner grills Hikvision on China human rights abuses
Taipei Times: No more Chinese gadgets for government: source
July 2021
The Intercept: U.S. military bought cameras in violation of America's own China sanctions
Axios: Chinese surveillance firm hires former top U.S. sanctions official as lobbyist
June 2021
The Telegraph: Councils to review CCTV contracts with Chinese firm amid human rights concerns
Al Jazeera: US may ban Chinese surveillance cameras, citing security risks
The Globe and Mail: Watchdog raises concern about Canadian pension investments in China
Bloomberg: FCC Proposes Ban on Chinese Surveillance Cameras, Other Products
May 2021
WSJ: Chinese Surveillance-Gear Maker Hikvision Has Ties to Country’s Military, Report Says
Techcrunch: US towns are buying Chinese surveillance tech tied to Uighur abuses
BBC: AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs
Politico: In Europe, a coronavirus boom for foreign surveillance firms
April 2021
IPVM: EU Parliament Removes Hikvision, Citing Human Rights Abuses
Denver ABC7: Surveillance For Sale: Cameras On Amazon Tied To China Military, Abuse
SCMP: Chinese surveillance camera maker Hikvision warns of long-term chip shortage
Wired Italy: Come sono finite mille telecamere della cinese Hikvision nelle procure di tutta Italia
March 2021
Reuters: China found using surveillance firms to help write ethnic-tracking specs
FT: UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology
Reuters: Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC
February 2021
Reuters: Half London councils found using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uighur abuses
December 2020
Nikkei Asia: US-blacklisted Hikvision zooms in on COVID tracking demand
November 2020
CNN: Trump bans Americans from investing in Chinese firms he claims have ties to the military
IPE: Denmark’s AkademikerPension bans Chinese surveillance kit firm
October 2020
DW: EU taps Chinese technology linked to Muslim internment camps in Xinjiang
September 2020
The Guardian: Chinese cameras blacklisted by US being used in UK school toilets
August 2020
CIS: Hikvision, Corporate Governance, and the Risks of Chinese Technology
NBC15: Baldwin County Public Schools' thermal cameras thrown into question
July 2020
The Telegraph: Chinese firm accused of spying on Uighurs ramps up UK business
hindustantimes: Railways scraps thermal cameras tender after firms allege advantage China
June 2020
SCMP: Huawei and Hikvision are ‘backed by Chinese military’, Trump administration says
CNBC: Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military
IPVM: White House Trade Advisor Calls Hikvision "Very Evil Company"
Taipei Times: Public schools using 1,089 Hikvision cameras: MOE
May 2020
Epoch Times: Chinese Surveillance Company Hikvision Hides Human Rights Abuses
April 2020
Reuters: Trump pressed to halt federal pension investments in China's ZTE, Hikvision
March 2020
February 2020
IPVM: Hikvision AI Training In Xinjiang Paramilitary Base, Now Denies
IPVM: Coronavirus Impacting Hikvision and China Manufacturers
January 2020
Syndey Morning Herald: Chinese surveillance cameras removed due to security concerns
New Zealand Herald: Auckland Transport moves away from controversial surveillance camera maker
December 2019
BBC: Fund manager defends backing blacklisted Chinese surveillance firm
Swissinfo: UBS accused of investing in Chinese firm behind surveillance of Uighurs
IPVM: Hikvision CEO Alleged Illegal Activities Investigated
NY Times: Stop Investing In China's Brutality
UK Telegraph: Sheffield firm caught up in Hikvision human rights scandal
November 2019
WSJ: U.S. Tech Companies Prop Up China’s Vast Surveillance Network
Japan Times: Sony and Sharp supply parts to U.S.-blacklisted China security video firm Hikvision
Times UK: Scots Fear Chinese Surveillance Cameras
IPVM: Hikvision Markets Uyghur Ethnicity Analytics, Now Covers Up
Nikkei Asian Review: US sanctions blur Chinese dominance in security cameras
Popular Mechanics: Chinese Surveillance Tech Could Be Watching the U.S. Military
WSJ: Sen. Marco Rubio Presses Pentagon Over Chinese Camera Use
CNET: CES may be helping Chinese surveillance companies clean up image, experts warn
October 2019
Reuters: U.S. pension funds took positions in blacklisted Chinese surveillance company
Asia Times: China’s big brother is watching your every move
CNBC: US names Hikvision, Chinese security bureaus to economic blacklist
The Telegraph UK: US bans Chinese company behind 1.3m UK CCTV cameras over spying allegations
NYTimes: U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang
August 2019
Reuters: Hikvision, a surveillance powerhouse, walks U.S.-China tightrope
The Sun: Thousands of banned Chinese ‘spy’ cameras are STILL watching government buildings in the US
WSJ: Suspect Chinese Surveillance Gear Offered for Sale to U.S. Government
Asian Nikkei Review: China's use of AI in Xinjiang is 'future of oppression': US envoy
NPR: Government Deadline Approaches To Ban Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras
July 2019
FT: 2,000 Chinese-made surveillance cameras across US government
Daily Maverick: How China’s persecuted people are paying the price for Joburg’s sense of security
FT: China-made surveillance cameras continue to watch over US military bases
The Times UK: British funds ‘are used to enable China’s human rights abuses’
NK News: Chinese surveillance software in use across range of N. Korean facilities: photos
Bloomberg: Banned Chinese Security Cameras Are Almost Impossible to Remove
June 2019
La Presse: Vidéosurveillance: une société chinoise controversée bien présente au Québec
Nikkei Asian Review: China's 'sharp eyes' offer chance to take surveillance industry global
May 2019
Politico: Chinese companies under threat in U.S. stock market over ties to suppression
Bloomberg: China's Hikvision Has Probably Filmed You
NY Times: Trump Administration Could Blacklist China’s Hikvision, a Surveillance Firm
Bloomberg: U.S. Weighs Blacklisting Five Chinese Video Surveillance Firms
Caixin: In Depth: Surveillance Equipment Giant Hounded by Competition, Security Concerns
April 2019
The Intercept: Cameras Linked to Chinese Government Stir Alarm in UK Parliament
BBC: Hikvision: US pension funds invest in China 'Big Brother' firm
Washington Post: Buying stock in these Chinese companies makes you complicit in terror on Uighurs
The Guardian: China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority
Reuters: U.S. lawmakers urge sanctions over China's treatment of Muslim minority
March 2019
February 2019
Hudson Institute: US Senator Calls Out Hikvision as "Puppets of the China Communist Party":
UK MP Calls Out Hikvision Profiting From Human Rights Abuses:
January 2019
SCMP: The Chinese technology helping New York police keep a closer eye on the United States’ biggest city (Note: The NYPD later refuted that story.)
December 2018
NY Times: Targets of U.S. Sanctions Hire Lobbyists With Trump Ties to Seek Relief
November 2018
Financial Times: Chinese surveillance group faces crippling US ban
October 2018
Reuters: China’s Big Brother drafted into trade war
NZ Newsroom: NZ Govt uses Chinese cameras banned in US
Reporters Without Borders: China censors US publication focusing on the video surveillance industry
France National TV: États-Unis : sous l’œil de caméras chinoises
September 2018
Australia ABC News: Chinese video surveillance network used by the Australian Government
NY Times: U.S. Weighs Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Over Muslim Detention Camps
August 2018
IPVM: Ban of Dahua and Hikvision Is Now US Gov Law
PR Week: Mercury Inks Deal To Rep China-Owned Surveillance Tech Company Hikvision
DailyBeast: Congress Cut Off This Chinese Surveillance Firm, So Now It’s Turning to K Street
July 2018
The Hill: Lawmakers target Chinese security companies over spy fears
Financial Times: China steps up surveillance on Xinjiang Muslims - Hikvision to supply 1,000 facial recognition cameras to mosques in the region
June 2018
Foreign Policy: In China’s Far West, Companies Cash in on Surveillance Program That Targets Muslims
May 2018
WSJ: Bill Moves to Block U.S. From Buying Chinese Surveillance Equipment
April 2018
NIKKEI Asian Review: China's Hikvision downplays US risks amid ZTE woes
January 2018
Congressional Hearing Discusses Hikvision:
December 2017
WSJ: Army Rips Out Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras Overlooking U.S. Base
November 2017
WSJ: Surveillance Cameras Made by China Are Hanging All Over the U.S.
March 2017
Krebs on Security: Dahua, Hikvision IoT Devices Under Siege
November 2016
Voice of America: Is the World's Biggest Surveillance Camera Maker Sending Footage to China?
October 2016
September 2016
The Times UK: Communist State Funded CCTV company Has Eyes Across The Globe
The Times UK: Fears Over Rise Of Chinese CCTV
IPVM Coverage
IPVM has provided the most in-depth coverage of Hikvision and has been cited by most of the global publications listed above.
Below is a selection of some of IPVM's most newsworthy Hikvision coverage:
Hikvision And The Chinese Government
Hikvision CEO Admits Hikvision China State-Owned Company
Hikvision: Chinese Government "Exert Significant Influence Over Our Business"
Hikvision Chinese Government Origin And Control
Hikvision Chinese Government Owner CETHIK
Hacked Hikvision IP Camera Map USA And Europe
Hikvision's Minority Analytics
Hikvision Chairman Joins China National Government (NPC)
Hikvision Chairman Affirms China Communist Party Leadership, Celebrates Marx's Birthday
Hikvision Parent Conducts Communist Party Training, Urges Strengthened Party Leadership
Hikvision Conducts Military Training For New Employees
Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei US Ban Rules Released
US Government Ban of Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei Takes Effect Now
[Note: this directory is periodically updated and was first published in Summer 2019.]