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Chinese surveillance firm builds influence in Washington, with help from former members of Congress

Three former lawmakers have registered as foreign agents for the U.S. branch of Hikvision, the maker of cameras used to monitor Uyghur Muslims inside China’s detention camps. The firm has been blacklisted in the U.S. due to security and human-rights concerns.
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