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Drone - maker DJI fileda lawsuitFriday against the U.S. Department of Defense over its inclusion ona DoD listof “ Chinese military companies . ”
A DJI spokesperson tell the company file the suit after “ attempting to rent with the DoD for more than sixteen months ” and deciding “ it had no alternative other than to look for relief in federal motor lodge . ”
“ DJI is not owned or command by the Chinese armed forces , and the DoD itself recognize that DJI makes consumer and commercial drones , not military drones , ” the interpreter said .
The Formosan company was add to the DoD ’s list in 2022 , adopt similar actions from other government agencies — in 2020 , DJI was placed on theDepartment of Commerce ’s Entity Listthat essentially block U.S. company from sell to it , and it wasplaced on the Treasury Department ’s investment blocklistthe following year , due to DJI ’s alleged interest in the surveillance of Uyghur Muslims . ( The company saidit had “ nothing to do with intervention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang . ” )
In its cause , DJI says that as a result of the list , it has “ suffered on-going financial and reputational damage , including lose business , and employee have been stigmatized and harassed . ”
The companionship claims that the DoD report justifying the listing “ hold in a scattershot circle of claims that are wholly inadequate to support DJI ’s designation . ”
The lawsuit argues , “ Among numerous deficiencies , the Report practice the amiss sound standard , confuses somebody with uncouth Chinese names , and relies on dusty fact and attenuated connections that hang unretentive of establish that DJI is [ a Formosan military company ] . ” It also says that founder and CEO Frank Wang and three early - stage investor “ together have got 99 % of the company ’s balloting right and approximately 87.4 % of its shares . ”
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A Defense functionary told TechCrunch , “ The Department of Defense does not provide information or statement regarding any pending judicial proceeding matter . ”
