In today's society, the sense of security among the public seems to be on the 8. _______ . From ordinary farmhouses in 9. _______ areas to upscale 10. _______ communities in large cities, the common practice of leaving the door on the latch has become a thing of the past, and in its place has emerged 11. _______ anti-theft locks and smart electronic surveillance systems. It is against this background that a couple of Chinese providers of video surveillance products have 12. _______ into existence. Statistics show that in recent years these companies generated as much as billions of dollars in sales 13. _______ . Their 14. _______ performance clearly demonstrates the huge market potential for security equipment products.However, huge market 15. _______ does not necessarily stand for easy industry expansion, as these Chinese companies have come to realize. When they tried to enter overseas markets in 2019, they found substantial 16. _______ standing in their way. A lack of patents held them back and overdependence on foreign suppliers for microchips rendered them extremely vulnerable. These barriers, however, did not stop them from expansion. They invested heavily in research and development and gradually achieved self-reliance. With more and more components made by themselves, chances are that these companies will become even more 17. _______ in the future.

In today's society, the sense of security among the public seems to be on the 8. _______ . From ordinary farmhouses in 9. _______ areas to upscale 10. _______ communities in large cities, the common practice of leaving the door on the latch has become a thing of the past, and in its place has emerged 11. _______ anti-theft locks and smart electronic surveillance systems. It is against this background that a couple of Chinese providers of video surveillance products have 12. _______ into existence. Statistics show that in recent years these companies generated as much as billions of dollars in sales 13. _______ . Their 14. _______ performance clearly demonstrates the huge market potential for security equipment products. However, huge market 15. _______ does not necessarily stand for easy industry expansion, as these Chinese companies have come to realize. When they tried to enter overseas markets in 2019, they found substantial 16. _______ standing in their way. A lack of patents held them back and overdependence on foreign suppliers for microchips rendered them extremely vulnerable. These barriers, however, did not stop them from expansion. They invested heavily in research and development and gradually achieved self-reliance. With more and more components made by themselves, chances are that these companies will become even more 17. _______ in the future.