Recently, the sanctions imposed by the United States on Chinese drone manufacturer DJI have once again attracted the attention of the outside world. The Biden team in the United States complained about the lack of domestic chip manufacturing capacity, resulting in dependence on foreign ** chains, but did not take measures to develop local industries, but instead pointed the finger directly at China and launched sanctions against Chinese technology companies such as Huawei. The sanctions against DJI are also seen as a kind of suppression by the United States on China's drone industry. However, it is worth noting that it is precisely because of the wide application of Chinese drone brands such as DJI in the American market that the Chinese drone industry has occupied the vast majority of the US market, and even the US fire department is ordering Chinese drones. Therefore, the United States should reflect on how to support the local civilian drone industry, rather than constantly obstructing and sanctioning the development of Chinese companies.
Despite the accusations of patent infringement against DJI in the United States, DJI still sits firmly on the throne of the world's No. 1, with more than 2,000 technology patents and a market share of more than 80% of the global civilian drone market. In contrast, although American companies have also competed in key technology areas, in the US market, Intel's drone market share is only 41%, and last year even had to completely crush the loss-making drone business** by DJI. It can be seen that the United States' suppression of China's drones has actually exposed its own technical shortcomings in the drone industry.
Becoming a drone manufacturer as mature as DJI is not as simple as assembling accessories and screwing. DJI has carried out a lot of assembly work in the early stage, including the construction of the factory, infrastructure construction, and supporting projects such as power supply, water supply, and gas supply. This is the full use of various resources, which is not possible in today's hollowed out industry. Behind DJI's support is China's Pearl River Delta region, which has a population of hundreds of millions, hundreds of professional colleges, thousands of supporting factories, and hundreds of thousands of workers and engineers who are directly and indirectly engaged in drone-related work. The United States is clearly aware of the shortcomings of its own drone industry, but it can only use sanctions to cover up its technological weakness.
In addition, as early as 2017, DJI's drone products were restricted by the United States. However, the United States has searched for alternative drone manufacturers to DJI around the world, but to no avail. In the face of the high quality of DJI products and the wide market demand, American companies have to be restricted, and the White House has to temporarily relax restrictions on DJI. However, the long-term repression has not achieved any substantive results, which should make the Biden team soberly realize that only international cooperation can promote technological upgrading, and blind suppression and restriction will only make both sides lose and cannot achieve the so-called hegemonic interests.
Judging by the current situation, US sanctions against Chinese drone manufacturers are undoubtedly an unwise act. First of all, sanctions against Chinese drone companies such as DJI will not substantially solve the problems of the U.S. drone industry, but will only further expose its technological shortcomings. Second, restricting international cooperation and exchanges will only hinder the progress of science and technology and is not conducive to the common development of all countries in the world. In contrast, actively promoting cooperation and exchanges in the science and technology industry is a good way to effectively promote scientific and technological upgrading and innovative development.
In conclusion, US sanctions against Chinese drones are not advisable. As a technology widely used in logistics, aerial photography, agricultural production and other fields, China's DJI, as the world's leading drone manufacturer, should be respected and supported, rather than constantly suppressed and restricted. In the current environment of global scientific and technological cooperation, countries should adhere to the principle of cooperation and win-win results, jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and development, and achieve common prosperity. Only in this way can we promote scientific and technological progress for the benefit of all mankind.
The U.S. crackdown on Chinese drone maker DJI actually reflects the technological shortcomings of its own drone industry. While the U.S. is complaining about the lack of local chip manufacturing capacity, instead of taking effective measures to develop its own industry, it has instead pointed the finger at China and launched sanctions. However, due to the widespread use of Chinese brand drones in the U.S. market, the Chinese drone industry has taken the lion's share of the U.S. market. This fact exposes the shortcomings of the U.S. drone industry, and also shows that the U.S. should reflect on how to support the local civilian drone industry, instead of constantly obstructing and sanctioning the development of Chinese companies. International cooperation and scientific and technological exchanges are the best policies to promote scientific and technological progress and industrial development, and suppression and restrictions will only hinder the development and innovation of science and technology. Therefore, we should adhere to the principle of cooperation and win-win results, jointly promote scientific and technological innovation and development, and achieve common prosperity.