Sanction aside, this action is a wake-up call for all US based companies operating in geopolitically sensitive industries that they absolutely need to diversify their supply chain away from China.

And in terms of the sanction itself, it’s definitely a reasonable response by China, given the fact that DJI is heavily sanctioned by the US government.

The "sanctions" on DJI are limited to US federal agencies being banned from buying DJI drones.

China's move however will be a killing blow to Skydio because China has most likely correctly calculated that US/Western anti-mining sentiments makes it impossible to manufacture batteries.

https://dronelife.com/2024/09/10/house-passes-countering-ccp...

The bigger question is what will the US do if China decides to take the same action wrt EV batteries?

On one hand, e.g. Tesla make their batteries on the US soil, in Nevada. OTOH they don't make the batteries from the US soil, with more than half of the lithium coming from China.

I'd expect a Tesla Gigamine then, somewhere near the recently discovered giant lithium deposit in Arkansas. Drones could use some of that, too.

Ahhh, so that's why all the crazies have been talking about lithium. They've been activated by the agitprop.

DJI has extremely light sanctions. I can still buy them in the stores in the US. If they were heavily sanctioned by the government, this would not be possible.

> DJI has extremely light sanctions

...at the moment. The House has passed a bill that would ban the sale of most models of their drones. The bill is currently in committee in the Senate.

house passes all kinds of bills which never happen.

First sentence of article.

>A few weeks ago, China announced sanctions on Skydio for selling drones to Taiwan, where our only customer today is the National Fire Agency.

Indeed, and I'm not sure that China will arrest you when you're travelling in a foreign country, for trading with Taiwan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition_case_of_Meng_Wanzh...

Yeah of course, because China is sanctioning them because they are making it harder for the PROC to invade and annex another free country.

The USA invaded and annexed lots of free countries.

Invading and annexing isn't some weird thing no one usually does.

Taiwan is the product of a recent civil war.

Would you have argued that the American civil war was recent in 1940?

The Chinese civil war never officially ended. There was no agreement whatsoever, and the ROC never declared itself as separate, etc. Taiwan is simply a province within the ROC, and the ROC still consists of the mainland. That's what the ROC constitution states.

> The USA invaded and annexed lots of free countries.

Not a single one in the last 100 years

Taiwan (Republic of China) is an independent country and never was part of the PROC.

> Not a single one in the last 100 years

Here is a ChatGPT response to you because I wont bother with kneejerk responses:

In the last 100 years, the United States has been involved in several military invasions and interventions in various countries. Some notable examples include:

Mexico (1914) - U.S. forces occupied Veracruz.

Haiti (1915-1934) - U.S. Marines occupied Haiti to stabilize the country.

Dominican Republic (1916-1924) - U.S. intervention to restore order and protect American interests.

Korea (1950-1953) - U.S. involvement in the Korean War, supporting South Korea against North Korea.

Vietnam (1955-1975) - Extensive military involvement in the Vietnam War.

Grenada (1983) - U.S. invasion to overthrow the government and restore order.

Panama (1989) - Operation Just Cause to depose Manuel Noriega.

Iraq (2003) - Invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein, followed by a prolonged military presence.

Afghanistan (2001-2021) - Response to the 9/11 attacks, targeting the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

This list highlights significant military actions but is not exhaustive, as the U.S. has also conducted numerous smaller operations, interventions, and covert actions in various countries over the years.

ChatGPT can't even subtract 100? The first 3 examples are over 100 years and most of those were just helping allies. Note that I also said "annex".