Chinese Surveillance Company Hikvision Challenges Ottawa’s Order to Shut Down Operations

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Chinese Surveillance Company Hikvision Challenges Ottawa’s Order to Shut Down Operations

A Hikvision camera is presented at an electronic mall for selling in Beijing, China, on May 24, 2019. Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images

Carolina Avendano

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Chinese surveillance camera maker Hikvision is seeking a judicial review of the federal government’s recent order requiring the company to cease operations and shut down its business in Canada over national security concerns.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced the decision on June 27, saying Ottawa had determined Hikvision’s continued operations would be “injurious” to Canada’s national security.

Carolina Avendano

Carolina Avendano has been a reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times since 2024.

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