The "buzz" sounded, the shock of Made in China struck, and a Chinese company actually made United States sanctions invalid! The story behind this can be described as thrilling and amazing.
1. DJI drones: "retrogrades" under United States sanctions
Ever heard of it? The Chinese company that gave the United States Senate a headache - DJI. A few days ago, the United States Senate rejected the "Counter China Drone Law" submitted by the House of Representatives, which means that DJI drones can continue to be sold in United States, and China's high-tech industry fired the first shot against United States sanctions! What kind of strength and wisdom is hidden behind this?
2. From "no-fly" to "difficult to give up": How does DJI infiltrate United States?
The story begins in 2018, when the US military in Syria suddenly discovered that their DJI drones could not take off! It turned out that DJI had set up a no-fly zone in the background. This "stuck neck" operation made United States politicians nervous, and a political censorship against DJI followed. But the United States government soon discovered that cleaning up DJI's influence was harder than reaching the sky. Because DJI drones have been deeply integrated into all aspects of the United States government, from the military to the FBI, from the police to the fire brigade, all departments related to the field have bought DJI drones.
Third, the "embarrassment" under United States sanctions: there is no replacement to be found
The United States government had planned to gradually replace DJI with United States-made drones over the next three years, but the reality was embarrassing for them. For example, the U.S. military is very dissatisfied with the newly equipped Skydio drone, which is not as good as DJI in terms of performance and control, and often flies and flies away, either colliding with the plane or losing control. The United States government subsidized Skydio hundreds of millions of dollars to catch up with DJI in 5 years, but the result? Skydio's market share has only risen from 1% to 3%, and DJI still firmly controls 90% of the drone market in the United States.
Fourth, the "roar" of farmers in United States: how to farm without DJI?
When the government wanted to ban Chinese drones, United States farmers were the first to be unhappy. They asked: Without DJI drones, how can we apply pesticides and fertilization to thousands of acres of farmland? It turns out that 80% of United States farmers already own or have used DJI agricultural drones and are full of praise for the results. DJI T40 agricultural drone, only $9,000, everyone can afford it, easy to learn, and the main one is worry-free and brainless. Such a good DJI agricultural drone is inseparable from United States farmers as soon as they use it.
5. The "mystery" of technical barriers: Why can't DJI be copied?
Why can't United States, a seemingly simple "toy" with four propellers and an electric motor, build it well? The most fundamental gap between DJI and other drones is not in the hardware, but in the software, that is, the flight control system. DJI's flight control system is 100% self-developed + closed-source, forming a very high technical barrier. This is called "giving back to the other in the way of the other" - don't you European and United States like to engage in patent barriers? Don't you like to engage in "small courtyards and high walls"? Well, we Chinese will also play this set, we have accumulated more technical patents on UAVs than all countries in the world combined, and they are all advanced!
6. Offensive and defensive changes: the rise and counterattack of China's high technology
DJI's victory is not only a company's victory, but also a symbol of the rise of China's high-tech industry. It tells us that as long as you are strong enough to take all the core technology into your own hands, you don't have to worry about sanctions from the United States. DJI is just the beginning, and more and more Chinese companies will be brave to United States sanctions. We could even sanction United States in turn and cut off their drones. Since then, offense and defense have changed shape, Kou can be sanctioned, and I can also be sanctioned!
The story of DJI drones shows us the strength and wisdom of China's high-tech industry. It is not only the success of one company, but also a microcosm of China's emergence in the global technology competition. In the face of United States sanctions and suppression, Chinese companies did not choose to give in, but spoke with strength and broke down barriers with technological innovation. This can't help but make people think deeply: how many more such miracles will China create in the future battlefield of science and technology? We look forward to more Chinese companies being able to move forward like DJI, without fear of challenges!