"Eight Chinese tech firms placed on US Entity List for their role in human rights violations against Muslim minority groups" 7 October 2019.

Eight Chinese tech firms, including SenseTime and Megvii, have been added to the U.S. government Entity List for their role in enabling human rights violations against Muslim minority groups in China, including the Uighurs...

Being placed on the Entity List means these organizations must apply for additional licenses in order to purchase products from U.S. suppliers...

...Tech companies video surveillance manufacturers Dahua Technology and Hikvision; AI tech firms Yitu, Megvii, SenseTime and iFlyTek; digital forensics company Meiya Pico; and Yixin Technology Company...

TechCrunch has contacted the eight companies for comment. In a statement, a Hikvision spokesperson said “Hikvision strongly opposes today’s decision by the U.S. Government and it will hamper efforts by global companies to improve human rights around the world. Hikvision, as the security industry’s global leader, respects human rights and takes our responsibility to protect people in the U.S. and the world seriously...

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