Posted on 05/01/2022 4:00:37 AM PDT by FarCenter
In the latest move in China’s delicate balancing act over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese drone maker DJI has suspended its operations in both warring nations. The Shenzhen-based company is the world’s largest drone manufacturer.
This move makes DJI the first major Chinese company to stop business in both countries amid a conflict that the West has condemned and sanctioned but China has so far stood mostly on the sidelines despite its alliance with Moscow.
In an April 26 statement, DJI announced that it will suspend all of its business activities in Russia and Ukraine, pending an internal assessment of compliance requirements in various regions.
In another statement, DJI said that it does not sell products to customers who clearly plan to use them for military purposes or help to modify them for military use, and will never accept any use of its products to cause harm.
Moreover, in a separate statement, DJI Europe spokesperson Barbara Stelzner said that the company’s position is “not to make a statement about any country, but to make a statement about our principles.” She also said that DJI abhors the use of its drones to cause harm, and that it is suspending sales in Russia and Ukraine to ensure that no one uses its drones in combat.
“Such use is against our principles and has potential legal compliance implications. Our compliance review covers a large number of aspects. One of them relates to applicable export control laws in various jurisdictions,” Stelzner added.
DJI’s main products are small drones typically used for aerial filming and photography. However, the company’s drones are heavily used by both Russia and Ukraine for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, sniping and ambushes.
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Their Magic drones are for sale at Costco and the like. Seems like it would be easy to acquire them and then ship them in via a friendly country.
Russia could order them from the Chinese Government itself.
Buy them in Poland, Hungry, Romania
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