The Biden administration is considering placing human rights-related sanctions on the Chinese company and has begun briefing its allies, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the matter.
The world’s largest manufacturer of surveillance equipment has been accused of enabling human rights abuses. Hikvision reportedly supplied the Chinese government with surveillance cameras that facilitate the repression of one million Uyghurs who have been detained in camps in the north-western region of Xinjiang.
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have accused Beijing of committing “genocide”, although China has consistently denied the accusations.
If the decision to sanction were taken, it would amount to the first time the US has imposed such sanctions on a big Chinese technology group. They would also have dire consequences for the company, which was already been added to a list of companies threatening US national sec...