A leaked US government document alleged that Hikvision was likely enabling Chinese espionage.
In a leaked US government document seen by the BBC, Hikvision is described as "partnering with Chinese intelligence entities" and "using relationships with resellers to disguise its products for sale to government suppliers".
The document also claimed that as of January, white-labelled Hikvision products were still available to customers in the US government. The company said it has been working with the US government for many years to keep its products off their supply chains and to "make sure our cameras are never sold improperly" to the US government.
The company has in the past repeatedly denied that it presents a national security threat to governments. It previously said it cannot access end users' data and therefore cannot transmit it to third parties.It has also won multimillion-dollar contracts from the government as China builds a vast surveillance network across the country - including in Xinjiang, where the government is accused of committing genocide against the Uyghurs.
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