Failure to investigate UK imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court told
GuardianDec 24, 2022
The Facts
New details from an internal review of Hikvision’s contracts with police agencies reveal that the Chinese surveillance giant has known since at least 2020 that its Xinjiang contracts reportedly included language about targeting Uyghurs as a group.
The company has repeatedly denied that it is complicit in alleged human rights abuses of Uyghurs by the Chinese government, however, documents show that Hikvision cameras have been installed in public spaces across Xinjiang and in mass detention facilities.
The Spin
Anti-China narrative
Hikvision is clearly complicit in the Chinese government’s targeting of Uyghurs and other minority groups, and its internal investigation all but admits this fact. While the surveillance giants' lawyers try to spin the company’s role in grotesque human rights abuses, it cannot escape the fact that its cameras and technology led to the detention of thousands of people. Hikvision is an accomplice of atrocities against the Uyghur people.
Pro-China narrative
US and Western nations continue to attack and defame Chinese technology on xenophobic "National Security" grounds. However, this move will only backfire in the global marketplace, and will also impact global supply chains. PRC technology firms will only continue to thrive, and Beijing supports responsible science and technology with the highest ethics.
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