Editing Barbara Boxer (section)

===Foreign agent===
On January 12, 2021, it was reported that the inaugural committee of president-elect [[Joe Biden]] returned a $500 donation from Boxer after Boxer registered as a [[Foreign Agents Registration Act|foreign agent]] on behalf of [[Hikvision]], a Chinese state-owned manufacturer of surveillance equipment. The company has been accused of involvement in the [[Persecution of Uyghurs in China|persecution of Uyghur Muslims]] in the [[Xinjiang]] region. In an emailed statement to the press regarding the returned donation, Boxer defended her work as a registered foreign agent by saying, "When I am asked to provide strategic advice to help a company operate in a more responsible and humane manner consistent with U.S. law in spirit and letter, it is an opportunity to make things better while helping protect and create American jobs."<ref name="Markay"/>

Later that same day, Boxer reversed course and publicly announced on Twitter that she would deregister as a foreign agent for Hikvision, writing, "Due to the intense response to my registration I have determined that my continued work has become a negative distraction from my effort to preserve American jobs and make the company better. Therefore I have deregistered."<ref name="McFall"/>