Chinese drone maker DJI gets fresh chance to escape Pentagon's blacklist
- WASHINGTON: A US appeals court on Friday (Aug 14) ordered a lower court to reconsider whether China-based DJI, the world's largest drone maker, should be removed from a Pentagon list of companies allegedly supporting Beijing's military.
- The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the lower court erred by relying only on the unclassified record in concluding that the company contributes to the Chinese defence industrial base.
- DJI is one of a growing number of Chinese companies challenging their placement on the Pentagon's list of Chinese military companies.
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- WASHINGTON: A US appeals court on Friday (Aug 14) ordered a lower court to reconsider whether China-based DJI, the world's largest drone maker, should be removed from a Pentagon list of companies allegedly supporting Beijing's military.
- The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the lower court erred by relying only on the unclassified record in concluding that the company contributes to the Chinese defence industrial base.
- DJI is one of a growing number of Chinese companies challenging their placement on the Pentagon's list of Chinese military companies.
Sources: CNA