Defense Department accuses Huawei, along with 19 other top Chinese companies, of having links to the Chinese military
, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo railed against China and "tools of the [Chinese Communist Party] surveillance state," specifically calling out Huawei.
"The tide is turning against Huawei as citizens around the world are waking up to the danger of the Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state," PompeoFlorida Sen.
In response to the list, Hikvision denied that it was linked to the Chinese military and said it "strongly opposes the decision by the US government to misapply a never-used provision of a 21-year-old law."
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