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The Heritage Foundation Called for Sanction Against Dajiang after Suspicion on Helping Government with Surveillance on Uyghurs
US-China relations remain tense, and the United States has been working to prevent the American Big Data from leaking to China. Dajiang Innovations (DJI), a leading company in the sales and development of drones, was accused of the possibility of sending data to China and working with Beijing in monitoring Uyghurs in Xinjiang, sparking security concerns. Some US think tanks have been suggesting the US government to impose sanctions against DJI.
DJI accounted for 77% of the drone market in the US. Most of the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s drones are, for instance, products of DJI because of their relatively low prices. Ben Miller, who leads the Center of Excellence within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, commented that DJI swiftly got ahead of other companies and developed new products faster because the company received subsidies from the Chinese Government. Because of security concerns, however, the center would opt for products produced by American companies from now on.
The US Department of Defense has already banned US government departments from using and buying drones from DJI. Skydio is among the five American drone companies that have been approved, and the company is confident that it would surpass Chinese companies in market share in the future.
#US #China #DJI #Dajiang #Skydio #Drone #Surveillance #Sanction
Source: Apple Daily #Sep09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200909/YTYWYMJS55AYRONT2XCK7YI5TU/
US-China relations remain tense, and the United States has been working to prevent the American Big Data from leaking to China. Dajiang Innovations (DJI), a leading company in the sales and development of drones, was accused of the possibility of sending data to China and working with Beijing in monitoring Uyghurs in Xinjiang, sparking security concerns. Some US think tanks have been suggesting the US government to impose sanctions against DJI.
DJI accounted for 77% of the drone market in the US. Most of the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s drones are, for instance, products of DJI because of their relatively low prices. Ben Miller, who leads the Center of Excellence within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, commented that DJI swiftly got ahead of other companies and developed new products faster because the company received subsidies from the Chinese Government. Because of security concerns, however, the center would opt for products produced by American companies from now on.
The US Department of Defense has already banned US government departments from using and buying drones from DJI. Skydio is among the five American drone companies that have been approved, and the company is confident that it would surpass Chinese companies in market share in the future.
#US #China #DJI #Dajiang #Skydio #Drone #Surveillance #Sanction
Source: Apple Daily #Sep09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200909/YTYWYMJS55AYRONT2XCK7YI5TU/