Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin to Investigate Chinese-Backed Drone Advocacy Group

Two GOP lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate an advocacy group allegedly funded by a Chinese drone manufacturer for possible violation of U.S. law.

In a letter dated May 21 to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), raised concerns about the Drone Advocacy Alliance for its alleged lobbying efforts against legislation that would ban Chinese DJI drones in the United States.

“CCP-controlled drone company DJI is sponsoring and using the Drone Advocacy Alliance to market DJI drones as critical lifesaving tools that do not pose risks to U.S. national security. However, the opposite is the case. DJI is directly facilitating genocidal crimes, arming the Chinese military, and advancing the strategic objectives of the CCP, an adversary that threatens U.S. national security,” the letter reads.

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