Capital District Times

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party have expressed strong disapproval regarding DJI, a drone manufacturer based in China. In a statement, they highlighted ongoing concerns about the company's practices.

The statement asserts that "for years CCP-drone manufacturer DJI has been rightfully blacklisted by the U.S. government for actively aiding the CCP in carrying out surveillance for their genocidal crimes against Uyghurs in Xinjiang." The lawmakers further claimed that DJI is involved in forced labor practices, stating that "DJI is not only aiding this genocide but also forcing Uyghur slave labor in Xinjiang to manufacture the very drones used to surveil the human rights abuses against them."

Stefanik and Moolenaar emphasize that these actions are "in direct violation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act." They accuse DJI of advancing military capabilities, engaging in human rights abuses, using forced labor, and conducting surveillance on Americans.

They call for an end to U.S. reliance on DJI and urge support for American manufacturing through legislative action: "It is past time to end U.S. dependence on this anti-American company and bolster American manufacturing by getting our unanimously passed Countering CCP Drones Act signed into law."