Breaking! DJI, suing!
According to a report by Global Times, on a certain day in the month, Eastern Time, DJI filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for being mistakenly included in the sanctions list. DJI has always been committed to promoting the application and innovation of civilian drone products, opposing their use for military purposes.
On the specified date this year, the U.S. Department of Defense updated the "Communist Chinese Military Companies (CCMC)" list, aiming to emphasize and counter China's military-civil fusion strategy, in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. The purpose of this update is to identify Chinese military enterprises operating directly or indirectly in the United States. Currently, more than a dozen Chinese enterprises have been maliciously included on this list.
According to a report by Securities Times China citing US media interpretation, the relevant legislation will prohibit the US Department of Defense from entering into contracts with any designated companies in the coming years, posing significant reputational risks to Chinese companies and potentially pressuring the US Treasury to impose sanctions on these enterprises. Several Chinese companies added to the list have expressed protest against this action.
Previously, on a certain date, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "AMEC") also announced that it had sued the U.S. Department of Defense for being included on the "blacklist." In a certain month, Hesai Technology filed a lawsuit in the United States, strongly countering the accusations made by the U.S. Department of Defense. Hesai Technology stated that out of the 17 charges brought by the U.S. Department of Defense, 16 alleged violations of the Administrative Procedure Act of the United States.
Regarding the US allegations and related sanctions, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has previously (on a specific date this year) clearly stated that it resolutely opposes the US generalization of national security concepts, the establishment of discriminatory lists under various names, and the unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises, which undermines normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States. The US approach contravenes its long-standing market competition principles and international economic and trade rules, undermines the confidence of foreign enterprises in investing and operating in the US, harms the interests of American businesses and investors, and will ultimately backfire on itself.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce stated on a certain date that for a long time, the United States has generalized the concept of national security, abused export control measures, suppressed and restrained other countries' enterprises, seriously damaging the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, undermining the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, and hindering the recovery and development of the world economy. China urges the United States to immediately cease its erroneous practices and will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.