MADRID Jan. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Chinese authorities have threatened this Friday to take “all necessary measures” if the United States Government restricts or prohibits Chinese-made drones, a sector mainly controlled by Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has accused Washington of “generalizing the concept of national security and interfering with normal economic and trade contacts between the parties.” “This undermines the security and stability of global production and the supply chain,” he warned during a press conference.
“We will take all appropriate measures to firmly safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,” he clarified shortly after the North American Department of Commerce stated that it was considering new regulations that address the “risks” posed by drones made with technology. “enemy countries, such as China and Russia.”
However, China represents the largest seller of commercial drones to the United States, although the Government has expressed that the technology developed in the Asian giant could give some users the possibility of accessing and “manipulating” the drones, which could cause a “unacceptable danger to national security.”
Although in December the outgoing president, Joe Biden, signed a law that could prohibit several Chinese companies from selling new models of drones in the United States, the final decision will have to be adopted by the Administration of President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office. on January 20.
Congress has put on the table on several occasions the possibility that these devices pose a risk to the collection and transmission of data, as well as the security of the territory. However, the companies involved in its production continue to deny these accusations. In 2019, lawmakers banned the Department of Defense from purchasing Chinese-made drones and components.
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