The US bans investing in eight Chinese companies, including DJI and Megvii, for their alleged involvement in surveilling Uyghurs and other minority groups
Axios Zachary Basu
Related Coverage
- Treasury Identifies Eight Chinese Tech Firms as Part of The Chinese Military-Industrial Complex U.S. Department of the Treasury
- US sanctions drone-maker DJI BBC
- Feds Ground All US Investments in DJI PCMag
- Treasury Blacklists Eight Chinese Tech Firms for their Role in Uyghur Surveillance The Record
- US Commerce Dept says China has brain-control weaponry The Register
- US accuses China of developing ‘brain control weaponry’ Financial Times
- DJI is a more elusive U.S. target than Huawei Reuters
- China's Megvii says U.S. move ‘groundless’, will not impact daily operations Reuters
- Drone maker DJI faces more US sanctions over surveillance concerns Android Central
- US Senate passes Bill to ban goods produced from Uyghur forced labour ZDNet
- DJI in the US government's crosshairs again - could their drones leave US markets? TechRadar
Discussion
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Treasury Department
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Today, Treasury's OFAC identified 8 Chinese technology firms as part of the Chinese Military Industrial Complex. These 8 entities actively support the biometric surveillance & tracking of ethnic & religious minorities in China. https://home.treasury.gov/...
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@zacharybasu
Zach Basu
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Huge day for U.S. action on China: As scooped by @Dimi, Treasury has added eight Chinese companies — including DJI, the world's largest commercial drone manufacturer — to an investment blacklist for helping surveil Uyghurs in Xinjiang. https://www.axios.com/...