Hikvision Chairman Targeted For Sanctions As Federal Watchdog Calls Out Hikvision "Serious Religious Freedom Violations"

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***** ****** ************ **** continued ******** *************'* ********* ******** *****, ************** ***** ************ *** ** ********** over **** **** *******.

** **** ****, ** examine **** ****, *** likely ** **, *** the ********* ****** ** Hikvision, *********:

• ********* ******** ******** ** Letter
• **** ******** **********
• ** ******** ***, ***** Not ********
• ********* ********* ******
• ********** ** **** ******* Sanctioned
• ****** ********** ********* "******* Religious ******* **********"
• ****** **********
• *********'* ********* ******* ********** Listed
• ********* ********

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USCIRF ********** *********'* "******* ********* ******* **********"

*** ** ********** ** International ********* ******* (******)****** * ******************* *** ** ******* employee ******** ******'***** ** ******** ********* ** ******* companies, ********** ******* *** Hikvision's **********:

*** ***** *** ******** to ***** *********** ** an ************* **** **** included ******* ******* *********, including *********,credibly ********** ** ******* ********* ******* ********** [emphasis added]

****** ****************** *********** **** *** *** government **** "******** ****** systems" ** ******* ********* minorities ** *****:

*** ******* **********has ******* * ********* ************ ***** *** **** ******** ****** ******* to monitor Uighur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and other religious groups. Religious freedom is an illusion without the right to pray in privacy. [emphasis added]

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USCIRF **********

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Hikvision's ********* ******* ********** ******

***** ** ****** ******** evidence ** *********'* **** in ******* ********** ********* freedom ******:

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• *************** ******** ************** *** ads**** ****** *******/******* **** applying *** ** ** training ******* ** * Xinjiang ************ ****. *** job *** ****** "**** the *** ********* ** recruited ******* ***** **** is *** *********".
• ********* ****** ***** ****** ************ ******* ******* ** Xinjiang's ******** **-********* *****, where** ***** *** ******* Uyghurs**** **** **** ******* for ******** ** ******** (like****** ******, ******* *** Quran,***). ******** ***** ** a ********* ************** **** *** **** camp:

Steps ********* ** ******

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Hikvision ******** ******** ** ******

* **** *****, ** May **, ***** ********** US *********** (*** **************** ******** ***** ***** ******* ***** ** *******)**** * ******** ** ******** ********* Steven ******* *** ***** Department ********* **** ****** requesting **** ***** *** officials ** ********** **** China's ******** ** *****-** and ******** ***** ****** abuses:

** ***** ** *** regarding *** ******* ********* Party's ***********, ***********, *** cruel ******** ** *****-** [...] *** '**-*********' ***** where *** ******* ********* Party ********* **** * million ****** ******* *** other ****** ********** *** crowded *** **********, ******* detainees ** ********* **** of *****-** *********

******** ** **** **** is ********* ******** **** Zongnian *** ********** ********* and *** ********* ** "surveillance ********* **** ** monitor [*****'*] ****** ********"

Chen ******** **********

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No ******** ***, ***** *** ********

** ***** ***** ************ executives *** ******** ** the ***********'* ****, ***** the *****/******** *********** **** not ********* ** ***.

Magnistky ********* ******

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• * ****** ** *** US ****** (****, **** estate, ***)
• * *********** ** *** transactions **** ** ******** (persons, *********, ***)
• ********** ** *** ** travel ******

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Likelihood ** **** ******* **********

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********* ** ******* ******** once ***** **** *** Xinjiang ************ ********. **** further ********** *** *******'* image *** ********* ** becoming * ******* ********** player.

** *** ***** ****, Hikvision's **** ********* ** being * ***-********** ******* company **** ****** ***** sales **** ****** **********, so **** ** ** no ***** ** *********** threat.