Congress looks to ban Chinese drones widely used in US

Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate
The economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market. Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player in America.
Chinese drones could be banned in U.S. — even as Americans have grown reliant on them
Shenzhen-based DJI has the lion’s share of the global drone market and is the dominant player in the U.S. market.
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National Defense Authorization Act passed without an amendment effectively banning the China-made drones, but left a door open for a prohibition in 12 months.
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But DJI isn’t out of the woods yet. The NDAA has started a one-year countdown, during which DJI has to prove that its products are not a national security risk to the United States. If it can’t, all of its devices will be automatically banned in the US, as will those of rival firm Autel Robotics.
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Congress considers ban on Chinese-made drones used in U.S.
About 80 percent of all drones sold in the U.S. are made by a Chinese company, DJI, that the U.S. government says has links to the Communist Party. Congress is on the verge of banning all Chinese-made drones from the U.
Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US
It was the role of drones in everyday life that drove Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to get Congress to restrict the purchase of Chinese drones by federal agencies. Those restrictions were included in a bill that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last year.
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