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On Friday (18), one of the world’s largest and most popular drone manufacturers was banned by the United States Department of Commerce, which, based on a national security justification, prohibited American companies from exporting technology to DJI. The news was confirmed by Reuters in a conference call with an organization official.
As with Huawei, as of now, a disruption in the company’s supply chain is expected. While special authorizations can guarantee the right of transactions to interested parties, it is a fact that, in a trade war in which China has responded to such actions with other restrictions, similar processes tend to become increasingly difficult.
Allegations of DJI’s involvement in “large-scale human rights abuses in China through abusive genetic analysis and collection or high-tech surveillance” are in the current document, which, according to The Verge, may refer to its involvement. in the surveillance of detention camps. in Xinjiang province, as detailed in a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
In any case, the decision can be reversed with due review on a case-by-case basis for certain items, with the presumption of automatic denial to all others, without any indication of which components, in theory, could be released.
Fear and reaction
Drones are largely made in the Asian country or contain parts produced in the region, which has been a concern of the US government for some time. For this reason, in addition to the announcement of plans to suspend the fleet of equipment made by the Ministry of the Interior, which seeks a detailed analysis, the Ministry of Justice had already prohibited, in October, the purchase of devices of the type abroad. The fear, they point out, is espionage and cyber attacks.
All of this happened, and does, under the administration of Donald Trump, and it remains to be seen whether Joe Biden, elected this year, will continue with current policies, which are quite broad and also include China’s largest chipmaker among those wronged. some, SMIC, one of the first to suffer the sanctions.
