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China’s commerce ministry urges US to drop drone supplier ban

By Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2025 | 7:45 AM

BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry urged the ‍U.S. on Tuesday to stop the “wrong practice” of adding all foreign-made drone systems ‌and key ‌components to its new “Covered List”, and it vowed measures to protect the ​rights and interests of Chinese ‍firms.

The Federal ​Communications Commission (FCC) said ​on Monday it ‍was adding China’s DJI, Autel and all foreign-made drones and components to ‍a list of companies deemed to pose unacceptable ‍risks ‍to U.S. national ​security and ​would ⁠bar approvals of ‌new types of drones for import or sale in the United States.

(Reporting by Beijing ⁠Newsroom)