Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has registered as a foreign agent for her decision to begin lobbying for the American subsidiary company of China’s partially state-owned Hikvision, a prominent surveillance firm blacklisted by the federal government.
The Commerce Department placed Hikvision on a trade blacklist in October 2019 for “repression, mass arbitrary detention and high-technology surveillance” of China’s Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
The Guardian mentioned at the time how these trade restrictions attracted support from politicians on both sides of the aisle.
In April, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers urged the move against Chinese companies called “complicit in human rights abuses” and specifically cited Hikvision and Dahua.
The Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross further explains how Sen. Boxer came to provide Hikvision with “strategic counsel” despite its role facilitating Beijing’s construction of reported mass detention centers for China’s persecuted Muslim population.
Hikvision, in which the Chinese government holds a 42% stake, also produces many of the cameras used to monitor U.S. military bases, streets and homes, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 12, 2017.
Boxer’s work on the Hikvision account for Mercury could signal that the lobbying firm, which was founded by former Republican Rep. Vin Weber, wants to use a prominent Democrat for more of its government outreach.
Though Hikvision has been accused of being a tool of the repressive Chinese Community Party, Mercury hailed Boxer in an announcement of her hiring on Jan. 7, 2020, for crafting “policies to help improve our democracy” when she served in the Senate.
Boxer retired from the U.S. Senate in January 2017. Then-Sen. Kamala Harris was elected as her replacement.
Keep on these people. Thank you for going after these communists!
DemoRats are the lowest politicians. They have no shame.
This should not be a surprise. Boxer’s husband, like Feinstein’s and Pelosi’s respective husbands all, are in deep bed with the Communist Chinese and have amassed fortunes. This is tantamount to treason and Boxer is just another example of the Dem Marxist cadre.
Boxer and Pelosi are probably besties.
They probably use the same “Wrinkle Cream”( It doesn’t work, don’t tell them)
Barbara Boxer apparently is hurting for money, who would even jump on that train at this time other than someone going broke or someone oblivious to reality? I don’t even buy Smithfield bacon any longer because the Chinese own the company now, but this woman thinks her choice to lobby for this Chinese firm is brilliant???
This may not be a real issue. Boxer is not known to have a functional brain unless of course they have infused millions up millions to wake her.
What mental blockage / barrier(Boxer has it) is it that exists in the liberal mind ( mind here used very loosely) to rationalize participating in this traitorous way? This TREASON should be criminal and punishable. The communist part of China has NEVER been and never will be a friend to the WORLD!!!
People need to come to realize that it’s all China’s way or we’re the enemy. There is NO middle of the way for trade purposes.
Spies right in our own congress. It is no wonder we are where we are.
Anti American Democrats (communists) are coming out of the closet in droves.
dumbass commie California Senator……oh I am so shocked. Treason
Boxer is a satanic communist wh0re!
Cameras used to monitor our country and China owns 42% stake. I wonder which Democrat approved that.
This should not be allowed; nor would one think a Senator would do such things, but alas they have no shame or ethics.
I almost forgot about this thing wish I would have can’t we send her on a space flight for about 5 years
She ALWAYS was an anti-American leftist idiot.
Boxer was without question the worst Senator that the USA has ever had. Abused, abused, abused those who voted for her.
Amazing how many of these democrats sell themselves like w h o r e s…at the expense of the American people. Shame on them.
democrats just hit a new low
ALL will be exposed! Only tine will tell.
Boxer’s no doubt giving “the big guy”(Biden) his Pay for Play 10% or more.
Thats aCongressperson for you. Find out as much as you can about our secret info then go to the Chinese to tell all get paid well. A real POS who should be jailed.
Arrest Barbara Boxer as a Communist Democrat agent.
another sell out democrat