Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras

By ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Defense Department will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese Communist Party-linked companies from its buildings. The Australian newspaper says at least 913 cameras, intercoms, electronic entry systems and video recorders developed and made by the Hikvision and Dahua companies are in Australian government and agency offices. Those places include the Defense Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australia’s decision to remove the technology follows similar moves by the U.S. and British governments. Defense Minister Richard Marles says his department is assessing all its surveillance technology.