breaking news The United States has added 5 Chinese companies to its trade blacklist

The United States has added five Xinjiang-based subsidiaries of Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision to its “entity list”.

US Commerce Depot cites human rights concerns for adding the companies:

• Luopu Haishi Dingxin Electronic Technology
• Moyu Haishi Electronic Technology
• Pishan Haishi Yong’an Electronic Technology
• Urumqi Haishi Xin’an Electronic Technology
• Electronic Technology Yutian Haishi Meitian

Hikvision Digital Technology is a state-owned Chinese manufacturer that supplies surveillance cameras used in the far northwest of China.

News via South China Morning Post (may be closed)