The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that are developing facial recognition along with other artificial intelligence technologies that the U.S. says is used to repress China's Muslim minority organizations. A move Monday by the U.S. Commerce Department places the businesses on a so-called Entity List for acting in contrast to American foreign policy pursuits. The blacklist efficiently bars U.S. companies from offering technology to Chinese businesses with no government approval. The global providers of Video Surveillance Technology Hikvision and Dahua, are the blacklisted companies. Hikvision stated inside a declaration statement Monday it respects human rights and highly opposes the Trump administration's choice.

The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China's Muslim minority groups. A move Monday by the U.S. Commerce Department puts the companies on a so-called Entity List for acting contrary to American foreign policy interests. The blacklist effectively bars U.S. firms from selling technology to the Chinese companies without government approval. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a written statement Monday that the U.S. government "will not tolerate the brutal suppression of ethnic minorities within China." The blacklisted companies include Hikvision and Dahua, both of which are global providers of video surveillance technology.

The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China's Muslim minority groups. A move Monday by the U.S. Commerce Department seeks to put the companies on a so-called Entity List for acting contrary to American foreign policy interests. The blacklist effectively bars U.S. firms from selling technology to the Chinese companies without government approval. The blacklisted companies include Hikvision, a global provider of video surveillance technology. Prominent Chinese AI firms such as Sense Time, Megvii and iFlytek are also on the list.