A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP
A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP
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exclusive | How 9/11 and China’s plan for blanket surveillance created a wave that CCTV camera makers Hikvision and Dahua rode to huge success

  • Hangzhou’s Binjiang district is home to three of China’s biggest surveillance camera makers
  • Hikvision, Dahua and Uniview benefited from rise in demand for surveillance after 9/11 terror attacks

Topic |   Surveillance
Sarah Dai
Sarah Dai

Updated: 10:37am, 16 May, 2019

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A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP
A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 15, 2019. Photo: AP
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