The interesting thing part is this:

"Hikvision has been expanding in the Americas where it now has 8.5% of the market, putting it in the No.2 position. The Chinese government owns a 42% stake of Hikvision, according to a piece by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month on the security concerns of Chinese-made cameras being used in the US."

Article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/surveillance-cameras-made-by-ch...