Chinese video surveillance equipment company
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. Company type Public companyState-owned enterprise SZSE : 002415 Industry Video surveillance Founded 2001; 23 years ago (2001 ) [1] Founder Headquarters Hangzhou, Zhejiang , ChinaArea served
Worldwide Key people
Gong Hongjia (vice-chairman) Chen Zongnian (chairman) Hu Yangzhong (director)
Products Cctv and network surveillance systems Brands Hiksemi(HikStorage), Ezviz, Hilook, Hiwatch. Owner Number of employees
42,685[1] (2021) Parent Simplified Chinese 杭州海康威视数字技术股份有限公司 Traditional Chinese 杭州海康威視數字技術股份有限公司 Literal meaning Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology. Company Limited by Shares Transcriptions Hanyu Pinyin Hángzhōu Hǎikāng Wēishì Shùzì Jìshù Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Simplified Chinese 海康威视 Traditional Chinese 海康威視 Literal meaning HIK–vision[note 1]
Footnotes / references in a consolidated basis (net assets and net profit excluding minority interests); in Chinese Accounting Standards[3]
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. , often shortened to Hikvision , is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment for civilian and military purposes, headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang .[4] [5] Due to its involvement in mass surveillance of Uyghurs ,[6] the Xinjiang internment camps ,[7] and national security concerns, the company has been placed under sanctions from the U.S. and European governments.[8] [9] [10]
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^ a b c "Hikvision 2021 Quarter 1 Report January to March 2021" (PDF) . 巨潮资讯网 . HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2021-04-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-05-12 .
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^ "China funded Hikvision's CCTV with eyes across globe" . The Australian . 2016-09-17. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-11-16 .
^ Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (2020-06-24). "Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies, 20 years after mandate" . Axios . Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-24 .
^ "Hikvision Uyghur Recognition, NVIDIA-Powered, Sold To PRC China Authorities" . IPVM . 2023-07-25. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-30 .
^ Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany; Fried, Ina (2023-04-17). "Hikvision internal review found contracts targeted Uyghurs" . Axios . Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-18 .
^ Shepardson, David (2019-10-07). "U.S. puts Hikvision, Chinese security bureaus on economic blacklist" . Reuters . Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07 .
^ Strumpf, Dan (2021-05-25). "Chinese Surveillance-Gear Maker Hikvision Has Ties to Country's Military, Report Says" . The Wall Street Journal . ISSN 0099-9660 . Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-26 .
^ "EU Parliament Removes Hikvision, Citing Human Rights Abuses" . 2021-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-08 .
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