According to a comprehensive review of Chinese-made information and communication and video equipment submitted by the office of Rep. Yong-won Yong-won of the People Power Party from the National Assembly's National Defense Committee on the 3rd, it was found that about 1,070 Chinese-made CCTVs have been introduced to the Army or currently owned or operated by the Air Force and Navy over the past five years. The Army imported about 510 Chinese-made CCTVs from 2022 to 2024, while the Air Force currently owns and operates about 400 HikVision, Uniview, and Dahua products for equipment and facility management purposes. The Navy also uses about 160 units from the same three companies for unit and safety management purposes. Although new imports have significantly decreased since 2024, a considerable number of Chinese-made CCTVs are still in operation, raising concerns. This is being raised. In 2024, the military reportedly installed about 1,300 Chinese-made CCTV cameras at frontline units and other units, believing they were domestic, but during joint inspections with intelligence agencies, all were detected and removed. At that time, the military stated that the equipment was a specific Chinese They judged that the footage could be leaked due to connection to the server, so they switched to domestic products. Among the Chinese CCTVs introduced to the military, HikVision and Dahua have been regulated by the U.S. government due to national security concerns, and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) included their communication and video surveillance equipment on the national security hazard equipment list in 2021. The UK has also restricted installation of surveillance equipment produced by companies subject to China's National Information Law to sensitive government facilities, and Australia has established a policy to remove HikVision and Dahua equipment if found in defense facilities.
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