SCOOP: The Justice Department has required lobbyists for Hikvision — a leading Chinese surveillance equipment company — to register as foreign agents.
on Chinese industries deemed potential U.S. national security threats. The push is now reaching D.C. representatives for the world's largest manufacturer of video surveillance equipment.last week for its work on the company's behalf.
It did so "solely in response to a request from [DOJ's] FARA Unit," the firm told Axios in a statement. "Sidley began representing Hikvision in June 2018 and filed regular quarterly reports with Congress making all required disclosures," the firm said, referring to filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, which is generally reserved for lobbying on behalf of domestic and foreign commercial clients.
Its FARA registration will require Sidley to disclose more information about its work on Hikvision's behalf and its compensation from the company going forward.Sidley has helped Hikvision try to ward off aggressive attempts by Congress and federal agencies to limit its products' use domestically. A Pentagon funding bill in 2019 banned federal agencies from using Hikvision products, citing national security risks.
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