Should the US ban Chinese drones? | FT Film

[@VicariousVoyager]

If you can't beat them, ban them. Might as well just come out and say this video was sponsored by Skydio.

[@abdishakur9103]

Why is the US so worried about spying while it is selling its technology all around the world and everybody knows that USA is the greatest spying nation on earth even not sparing their own allies?

[@Ser-me9wi]

Just like Google and FB was banned in China

[@Useimwnx99]

China banned Google, KZbin, Insta, X, FB, Reddit, Snapchat, all US news media, Dropbox, Zoom, Wikipedia and more since like decades ago. They actually have a firewall for the Internet called the Great Wall😂

[@eriklondon2946]

Or any non-Chinese based spy firm? After all China has clearly shown they can not be trusted with technology. We have seen videos of Chinese people talking to kids via video cameras that Americans have installed in their house to watch their kids. The Chinese should have no ability to see in, yet they do. Every company in China is a part of the Government. They are whats called Fascist. Ironically, they have the fascist economic system support their Communist elite. Ironic as under communism no one is supposed to be elite or be Bourgeoisie , but they obviously are.

[@kevinj2261]

almost forget the name of Skydio😀

[@keli4068]

as a Chinese，I am glad to see US is run by these people

[@BicycleFunk]

Why?

[@pangui9234]

@@BicycleFunk The issue of the intelligence of American politicians is related to their political system. In the American political system, elections have become the sole standard for measuring a politician's success. This leads politicians to focus more on winning elections rather than on morality and rationality. The behavior and statements of American politicians often appear absurd and crude. For example, some American politicians have suppressed Chinese goods under the pretext of "national security," citing bizarre reasons. Some have even compared Chinese-made cranes to "Trojan horses," claiming they could steal American data.

[@jye7027]

Right. if you see the profiles of trump appointees - mostly degree in political science / international relation, JD, BA, MPA...bla bla bla....

[@BicycleFunk]

@@pangui9234 yes, we are aware of the problem. I don't understand why someone from China would like to see the most insane politicians yet in office, especially ones whose aim is to cripple China.

[@Qingyi.]

​@@BicycleFunkBecause these reasons are stupid and unreasonable, as a Chinese, I think some of the American politicians seem to have some IQ problems. They didn't even investigate that the so-called military base had been closed long ago and has become a historical site. The DJI sales team went there for team building just to improve team unity and relax and have fun.

[@vlhc4642]

If Skydio spent as much money on actually building drones as they spend on buying FT articles maybe they wouldn't be crippled by Chinese sanctions.

[@L-K-K]

This one actually is not that bad if you've watched the whole video. Sure, the China bashing is represented. But they also gave DJI rebuttal space and didn't cut out ex-DJI partner Colin Guinn's positive comments about DJI even though he could have slagged them off and/or FT could have cut out any positive remarks.

[@tomadam1408]

@@L-K-K its an adv of skydio obviously

[@lincsb9223]

It's more like China has Free Capitalism (in certain areas) and the USA has Crony Capitalism.

[@willengel2458]

Skydio followed the footsteps of Micron. LOL

[@godzillamothra5983]

USA: When we lose, we ban capitalism, this is US exceptionalism

[@rickjames18]

You forgot to add CCP state laws are the problem not the US. If the US had a problem with Chinese companies they wouldn’t have allowed them from the start. Blame your own government before making silly excuses.

[@CO8848_2]

China is never a capitalist country. Just ask China.

[@j4genius961]

​@@CO8848_2 China NEVER claimed to be capitalists, they said they are socialists with chinese characteristics, it is America that screems capitalism and free market every 5 seconds, I thought you had the superior system, what happened😂

[@CO8848_2]

@ so since Chinese drones are not capitalist, banning it has nothing against capitalism

[@tristanx3508]

@@CO8848_2 Enjoy your capitalist billionaire elites controls your corrupted USA government that in turn have negative impact on the regular Joes and Janes inside USA. You can change American executive branch government every 4 - 8 years cycle (for better or worse) but your out-of-date policies stay stagnate. China enjoy a constant update improving national policy that are dynamic with the changing time of human society fluxes even though no one can change the single-party government, not even the rich capitalists inside China.

[@fredlu7638]

Chinese government subsidize drone. Chinese government subsidize EV. Chinese government subsidize Huawei. How much money Chinese government.has? The solution is to buy, buy, buy Chinese products. That would bankrupt Chinese government.

[@trickslies844]

Not always about subsidies. Huawei had 5G tech ready to go. What we get here is a 4G+ knock off

[@helloworld-1024]

@@trickslies844He is being sarcastic 😂

[@strassmanncai]

You should be special counsil of US commerce department. You get it.

[@ChuckNorrizzed]

Aipac should definitely fund you

[@sih9696]

Assuming it's true. If government subsidies can make products cheaper for consumers, is that a crime?

[@TheBielrangel]

Ok, so should every country also ban US manufactured drones? It's not protectionism, it's because of security, of course.

[@qmyan8406]

wow, lt will bring huge need for the US to pay more attention to these countries human right situation and debates about if they are still democracy countries

[@trickslies844]

Said the same thing about Huawei when the west couldn't keep up with their 5g tech

[@lingth]

How many Consumer grade US made drones do you know of?? Please do name me some..

[@diagonalview2105]

actually its because of INsecurity

[@alcheung405]

Nobody would buy US drones anyway! The technology was way behind and the drones are way more expensive!

[@buzzlightyear3715]

Did she say Chinese forcing the US to use their technologies?

[@foosimon7537]

Yes, she think US is victim

[@donkeykong516]

Do you really believe the western media

[@stvdmc2011]

Yes, and trump said China is raping America.

[@stvdmc2011]

CCP controlled DJI!!! She said

[@gamsts]

😂😂😂

[@fyc55]

Sooner or later Chinese made underware will become a national threat to this American！🤣🤣🤣

[@garytan9904]

they becane hysteric with chinese garlic remember 😂

[@chinpinhon]

No problem, that Americans will revert to wearing his birthday suit. Security issues resolved.

[@blcheah2672]

Chinese garlic already is labelled a national security threat.

[@franzMong]

Ya, Chinese can put a mini spy camera in the underware and start to spy everything ???!!!😄😄😄😁😁😁

[@monkeybusiness2204]

Lol, we are getting there soon enough.

[@willz229]

Selling things too cheap is now corporate crime?

[@jason980e]

The problem is that even if American companies sell cheap drones, no one buys them.（ DJI drones are expensive. If you don't know, I can correct you）

[@GoodCitizen-gm1tl]

DJI drones are not cheap at all. They have best tech in civilian drones. Even Russia and Ukraine are both using DJI civilian drones for throwing bombs from the air, as they have no other ways to turn to.

[@L-K-K]

@@jason980e Question is for the same quality product which would be more expensive. Why are people not buying American cheap drones?

[@alastive]

If USA can build a drone that's as good and as cheep as DJI, by all means. Don't let those warmonger back-end-dealing policiticans control us.

[@happymelon7129]

🤣They stop Huawei , is to let Apple sell us the same phone for 5 years.

[@gaobili]

14:08 thats Whampoa Military Academy, a former KMT military academy that ceased operations after 1949, now exists as a historical heritage site as a symbol of national independence. This is not much different from the British visiting the Imperial War Museum or Americans visit the Independence Hall. The fact that the FT didn't realize or look into it, and just jumping to conclusions surprised me

[@pawpanda8443]

They don't care about facts, they just want to mislead the audience with pictures

[@popcbs]

They had a conclusion first, then looked for support. Classic confirmation bias

[@directxxxx71]

欲加之罪何患无辞

[@pwpro]

It’s like a group of American doing cosplay at the Alamo and you use that as evidence that they are tied to US military 😂

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

Minor corrections-- it was moved to Nanking in 1928 and the institution is still functioning in Taiwan. But as you said, the site is literally just a museum.

[@jjian5]

This piece is bought to you by skydio. When we can't compete we defame you.😂

[@roro-v3z]

😂😂😂

[@AstuteRealm]

They think we're stupid 😂

[@wong3150]

So true.

[@tweedy4sg]

yeah FT is also very dishonest in their report. It did not disclose & omitted a very important fact -- Skydio paid many lobbyists to lobby Congress to ban DJI to eliminate the competition, Just like what Meta/FB did to try to get Tik-Tok banned. LOL 😂😂😂

[@hharry5315]

The United States can build drones that are more in line with "national security" at 10 times the price

[@RStyleAu]

and still need import critical part from China 😂

[@stephenlock7236]

But they will be a national security threat to every country who uses these MIA drones.

[@MrWong-kk6cv]

I believe more than 10 times.

[@markusbalbach7608]

...which NOBODY wants... ya forgot to say^^...at THAT point they ARE like the SOVIET UNION and im PMSL abt it! 🤣

[@folag]

. . . 10x the price and work half as well.

[@jetli740]

boeing is also part of US militarily complex too....

[@mastershredder2002]

thanks for the new info sherlock.

[@GForce162]

and a crappy one, from plane to spacecraft

[@roro-v3z]

US propaganda is really taking off

[@wong3150]

So true.

[@UCantSeeemeee]

They need a paycheck from 1.5 billion budget anti china contents😂

[@haozzy]

More like going mask off

[@folag]

It's been out there in force for years.

[@danielbecker4365]

Yes and the problem is that US citizens have about a 2 days memory. A memory that extend about as far as a new headline. It must come from a lack in the overall education/ cultural system.

[@yaoypl]

Communist China is capitalism on steroids. Communist China made the capitalist USA begin to look like the Soviet Union. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenpreston5619]

That's what i was thinking too😂

[@tristanx3508]

China have "CAPITALISTS" (billionaires who own private company) BUT NOT a "CAPITLISM" system nor a "DEMOCRATIC" country since the Chinese capitalists have no power or say over the national policies direction or control the government official legally or openly. China do have "MARKET ECONOMY with Chinese characteristics" under a socialist society.

[@joey3291]

spot on

[@bingliu-china]

If you say communism then look at North Korea, China is socialism, the United States is capitalism

[@AstuteRealm]

@@yaoypl it's called "capitalism with Chinese characteristics"

[@ericw127]

This video perfectly demonstrates what propaganda "mixing lies with facts" is.

[@ericw127]

When you check out the mistakes and lies, “Oh, that’s just the journalist’s mistake under the freedom of speech.” Therefore, the media itself has nothing to do with it.

[@tonycaine5930]

Did Skydio lobby Congress? If Skydio paid this lady Stefaniack, then she needs to tell the truth that she was paid by Skydio

[@lorranlxcrrer1158]

lobbying is LEGAL in USA. What u gonna do?

[@jamshidismatov4714]

​@lorranlxcrrer1158 we will see big Elon lobbying coming years 😅

[@Lighten_H]

They may also pay her not to talk about this

[@collins5912]

So many American companies also have links to their military, so do other countries stop using those products?

[@azongaperryl4890]

And those countries are not military rivals with the U.S. China is and for that reason they mostly buy Airbus planes for civilian use and have recently started building their own airplanes.

[@HasnaaAlaa]

Honestly other countries should stop buying American tech products, they're used in waging war on the world unlike Chinese products

[@mchparity]

Those are democratic links. Totally different.

[@HasnaaAlaa]

@mchparity what does that even mean? Do American citizens vote on what the military of their country does? Of course not, Americans foreign policy is uniparty and dictatorial

[@haozzy]

@@mchparity so democratic that they straight up control the US government

[@pengus2046]

Fun fact: the "military school" in the photo 14:07 is a tourist site in Guangzhou where everyone is welcome to visit. Kudos for FT doing a thorough background check, and invited so many "experts" talking absolutely rubbish 😂

[@GForce162]

-10000000 federal credits

[@jye7027]

@@GForce162 typical SBT

[@wt-ig8sm]

​@@GForce162You will find that no one knows about this thing when you come to China

[@powerovergamec]

@@GForce162lol

[@byakuya3603]

The Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou used to be the Army Training College of kmt, but later it became a tourist attraction after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

[@josn2337]

What a poor skydio! failed to copy dji, ban dji is the last hope.

[@wong3150]

Skydio is now on the verge of going bankrupt.

[@ldon4002]

Should China ban Nike, Boeing, GM, KFC... for the sake of national interest?

[@flyingaugust9142]

Fun fact: China KFC is very localized and performs 100000 times better than it does in the USA.

[@alfreedng]

​@@flyingaugust9142 Same as McDonald's 😂😂

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

@@ldon4002 I'm just following their logic. China has every excuse to ban Tesla. Because Musk is a military contractor, so his actions are influenced by US policymakers.

[@chiwong1443]

@Idon4002 No, China cannot do that because it is an unfair international trade practices. I (US administration) can do it because we are a democratic country and China is not. So, China do not have the RIGHT.

[@taitoufeiguo]

iPhones.

[@alfredfan2154]

Should the world ban circulation USD? The answer is Yes.😄 There is a over supply of USD.

[@Reed-sh6wi]

And also a national security risk.

[@mchparity]

Don't matter it's in or out. Only that it flows.

[@brianmansan]

OVERCAPACITY of US Dollar 😂😂😂

[@edwinhuang803]

These journalists didn't even spend the time trying to understand the situation. For instance, the Army Official School shown on 14:12 is a cultural heritage facility for the legendary Huangpu Armny Official School, which provided many army officials to the army under the governance of the Nationalist Party (aka: Kuomintang) which has fled to Taiwan after the Chinese civil war. This school is no longer in use. Anyone who understands the difference between Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese characters can see this. Also, temporary (from half a day to a week) military training is commonly adopted by schools and organisations in China as this training is viewed beneficial to improve students and employees' strength, perseverance and team playing sprit. It is sad that the misunderstanding between two cultures have been manipulated by some ppl to promote their own political agendas.

[@internationaldailynewspodc9014]

Well said bro.

[@zimingli-cd5fq]

陆军军官学校，校學官軍軍陸 Modern times don't write that way. They make money out of nonsense.

[@twxpda]

你知道的太多了~不利于战忽局开展工作

[@黄文飞-z3w]

it is more like tourist spot, I have been there several times with my friends

[@reynoldliao7462]

What a disgusting video

[@ianthesiow3013]

The USA America calls it "Liberation" instead of "Invasion". That was what US call it in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and the list goes on... Why the double standard? Confused... Please enlighten. Genuine question... Instances of the United States "liberated" or overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government) China 1949 to early 1960s Albania 1949-53 East Germany 1950s Iran 1953 * Guatemala 1954 * Costa Rica mid-1950s Syria 1956-7 Egypt 1957 Indonesia 1957-8 British Guiana 1953-64 * Iraq 1963 * North Vietnam 1945-73 Cambodia 1955-70 * Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 * Ecuador 1960-63 * Congo 1960 * France 1965 Brazil 1962-64 * Dominican Republic 1963 * Cuba 1959 to present Bolivia 1964 * Indonesia 1965 * Ghana 1966 * Chile 1964-73 * Greece 1967 * Costa Rica 1970-71 Bolivia 1971 * Australia 1973-75 * Angola 1975, 1980s Zaire 1975 Portugal 1974-76 * Jamaica 1976-80 * Seychelles 1979-81 Chad 1981-82 * Grenada 1983 * South Yemen 1982-84 Suriname 1982-84 Fiji 1987 * Libya 1980s Nicaragua 1981-90 * Panama 1989 * Bulgaria 1990 * Albania 1991 * Iraq 1991 Afghanistan 1980s * Somalia 1993 Yugoslavia 1999-2000 * Ecuador 2000 * Afghanistan 2001 * Venezuela 2002 * Iraq 2003 * Haiti 2004 * Somalia 2007 to present Honduras 2009 * Libya 2011 * Syria 2012 Ukraine 2014 * 2014 - 2022 - 6 countries yet to verify. Pakistan 2022 * Haiti 2022 *

[@trickslies844]

Yeah because every time a government falls in a corrupt country its the USA's fault lol. Surprised you didn't add the Soviet Union and Russia to the list. Almost like you don't want to consider the possibility lol...

[@Tewbum]

All is so true, they are a bunch of warmongering people and it has to stop, how many individuals have lost there lives from all those countries that have been interfered with, I would say millions, the USA has a lot of blood on there hands

[@UhrBushaltestelle]

bot comment

[@archangel9975]

​@@UhrBushaltestelle Copied reply, but true. US is obsessed with invading small countries. They don't even want oil most of the time. They just couldn't help.

[@Oscar42o]

@@UhrBushaltestelle "bot" because I disagree and I can't argue with facts. FIFY

[@guens01]

sponsored by the sore losers from skydio.

[@bunnyboy6615]

When USA can't outcompete, it resorts to tarrifs bans and elimination, what a gentleman 😂

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

@@bunnyboy6615 This is hilarious. They can't accuse DJI of "IP theft", so they use the "national security" excuse.

[@wong3150]

This is pure dirty underhanded tactic.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

You forget they hijacked the daughter of the CEO - Huawei, they are not gentleman, they are cowboy😉

[@jglg7238]

it was never about national security, it was all about insecurity -u,s amurica.

[@happymelon7129]

To be more accurate --> $

[@wisenup4541]

What will happen if china open a military base in Mexico

[@liuantony638]

that's fine. We Chinese would never force you to buy our products. We make the best and affordable products. If you ban them, it is your lost. On the same time, if you don't want to sell your integrated chips to us. it is also fine. we will make them ourselves. Not a big deal.

[@WingkKong]

It is the Asia century Asia is the manufacturing centre of the world

[@finsterb1]

Military industrial complex is alive and well

[@chungchili]

Army officer school? Moron! That was the military school of Taiwan’s KuoMinTang 100 years ago, and it has now become a tourist attraction, moron!

[@xindhjy]

两党都股份，不要忽略了另一个

[@NeroXing]

感谢FT提供午间笑料。 14:08 这是黄埔军校的大门，是个中国人都认识。 民国时期最著名军校，培养了很多抗日将领，校长是蒋介石。49年蒋介石带领国军转进台湾时，黄埔军校就解散了。50年台湾建立凤山军校算是继承黄埔军校。现在大陆就剩个壳子做博物馆。竟然有人说这是军校，不是蠢就是坏。😂😂😂

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

这说明中国已经发明时光机和平行宇宙了。穿越到一九二几年的平行宇宙，和控制黄埔军校的共产党军官们合作。笑死我了。

[@motle710]

是坏。绝对是坏。他们可不蠢

[@mchparity]

我是FT付費用戶。誰敢說我們大英金融權威報紙人傻！

[@djdhixheb9941]

纯坏 他们明白得很😊

[@archangel9975]

这下蒋介石通共实锤了，以后美国援助台湾可得好好考虑是不是在资敌了🤣

[@mrg4847]

China has the best drones. No way I am buying over priced and lower tech stuffs from America.

[@wong3150]

Good on you.

[@Zhen-Lin-CHN]

skydio: How dead you

[@Universe.Singer]

do ask chatgpt to build them

[@michaelhuang6049]

You ban something you could not manufacture yourselves. why?

[@wong3150]

Pure stupidity.

[@binqian2022]

some can sell low quality high price product lol

[@Taco.Flavoured.Kisses]

some people like exploiting chinese labor for profit. not worth investing in cheap sh8, IMO

[@taitoufeiguo]

The f? Which US company doesn't have strong links to the State?

[@wong3150]

Politics and business in the US is very well mixed in.

[@GTFO_0]

They are too delusional

[@AlphaTaylorBeta]

I usually don't comment on hit pieces; however, this film reached a new low. The so-called "military camp" mentioned at 14:07 is actually a famous tourist site in China. It is somewhat similar to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. This military academy was founded by the KMT, the ruling party in China before 1949. After the KMT was defeated by the CCP and fled to Taiwan, the "military camp" became a public tourist site. My Taiwanese friends laughed on this video for days.

[@happymelon7129]

"Losers focus on winners . Winners focus on winning."

[@happymelon7129]

🤣They stop Huawei , is to let Apple sell us the same phone for 5 years.

[@lingth]

Please Ban.. it . I would love to see how much $$ the govt bureaus and private farmers spend to replace their farming drones..

[@wedmunds]

2030: used DJI drones selling on eBay for $100k

[@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m]

@@wedmunds DJI is currently selling cheapest drone at $150

[@jackdiao4576]

@@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m agriculture drones are way more expensive than this.

[@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m]

@@jackdiao4576 i know, i collect 90% of DJI drone product

[@lovefromhuang]

Next episode: How CCP uses Christmas trees made with forced labor to spy on Americans’ daily lives 🤣

[@angec.4757]

LOL, that's coming soon.

[@jimmylam9846]

US has just sanctioned whole bunch of Chinese companies for using Uyghur forced labors.....Most of baseball gloves and balls were hand-stitched by Uyghur women.

[@GForce162]

[phone] federal credits

[@YXZ-ry3kr]

Now you are a joke on Chinese social media because of that "military training camp" description

[@husseinhussein466]

They're scared 😂

[@Felipe-n3j]

No USA drones company can compete to China made drones…which is much much better modern & more hightech.

[@Sukilana]

Most important more9 cheap affordable to consumer 😂 skydio drone alot expensive n low tech btw 🤪😏

[@keungpang2176]

The US has this Loser mentality blame the winner.😂😂😂😂

[@xxl1950]

It’s like asking “Is Boeing linked to the US Military?” Of course they are, both Boeing and DJI.

[@lyl.325]

This is not true. Boeing design and manufacture planes specifically for US military, but DJI does not. There is nothing preventing a soldier picking up a drone from local store. The military link is not much than a local restaurant serving soldiers.

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

14:07 That is the Whampoa Military Academy 黃埔軍校/黄埔军校, also known as the Republic of China Military Academy 中華民國陸軍軍官學校. The academy at that location closed in 1928, and the school was moved to Nanking (Nanjing), the capital of the Republic of China. That place is a museum now. It is absolutely strange that they wore military fatigues there because no one would do that. In short, using that pic as any sort of evidence is super dumb and super weird.

[@RayLoveSleep]

看完视频只觉得，wow原来高大上的英国金融时报是如此愚蠢😂😂😂让人笑的不想解释😂😂😂

[@gracelinda3795]

Yesterday news - Us starts to ban Chinese garlic because of national security! I can’t stop laughing 😂 what a garlic can do harm to you until you’re a vampire😅😅😅

[@jonnymoke]

Cut it out. No matter how much I look dji is the only brand I want to buy.

[@jw999]

Which large American tech company has NO link to military?? This is such a joke...

[@monkeybusiness2204]

US is getting hysterical.

[@Lee.Hsien-Yung]

Because the US has lost in the economic, technological and everything fields to China.

[@Rock-hi5lo]

It's quite funny! The proof of DJI's Chinese military connection is a photo taken in front of a museum? Yes, the old army school was famous 100 years ago, and has been a museum for many decades.

[@thesalinasreview]

I blame America for worrying about wars while Chinese leaped head. They are investing heavily

[@jasonislv823]

Frankly this is a bit embarrassing. Got out competed, both in the tech and the price, then had to out right ban them. If it is a security risk then it wouldnt be a tariff it should be a ban. Yet banning them from being sold in the us doesnt mean it can't be used or people can just buy it from elsewhere. This is not solving the security issue

[@donttryitjohn364]

The idea behind the ban is to try help kick-start a domestic drone industry. I am not convinced it will be particularly effective but oh well.

[@sfjava6239]

There is no security risk for flying DJI drones. 1. If you want your flight to be secret, you fly it offline. 2. Your flight data is stored in microSD.

[@ruifenghuang1029]

It's honestly kind of arrogant to think China's military production base cannot self supply their own drones. Look, China has an automated missile production factory, they got logic chip sourced from private companies, steel/nitrocellulose from SOE.

[@byakuya3603]

China is the largest producer of mature process chips and the largest producer of nitrocellulose. How can it be affected?

[@wt-ig8sm]

那个陆军军官学校，叫做“黄埔军校”，是上世纪国民党（即国民党统治的中华民国，也就是台湾政府）在广东建立的军校。和现在毛泽东建立的中华人民共和国没有任何关系，本质上是一个景区。 The Army Military Academy, called the "Whampoa Military Academy", was a military academy established by the Kuomintang (i.e., the Republic of China ruled by the Kuomintang, that is, the Taiwan government) in Guangdong in the last century. It has nothing to do with the People's Republic of China established by Mao Zedong now, and is essentially a scenic spot.

[@chiangjay608]

It's incredibly humorous and a clear indication of the arrogance and ignorance displayed by Western media. The military site featured in the video is actually a Chinese military academy from the World War II era, a century ago. It has been abandoned for decades and is now a popular tourist attraction, visited by many Chinese and foreigners alike to gain a sense of China's history during World War II. Additionally, the accurate meaning of the banner in the photograph is 'DJI's sales department conducting outdoor team-building activities to enhance sales skills.' Western media relied on inaccurate machine translation of the image and used such absurd evidence to reach their conclusions, which speaks volumes of their arrogance and ignorance.

[@satriobmwibowo6889]

The point is only American company allow the biggest, monopoly and only

[@贺海涵]

美国如果一直依靠制裁去解决问题，我就放心了。

[@yanamy7464]

14:07 shows how KMT in 1920‘s lead the world technology in Drone industry!

[@kelvinfeng4109]

This guy was telling a joke from 14:00, a sightseeing place can be illustrated as a military base. An ugly example of propaganda by lying.

[@hyuxion]

It is your money, buy whatever you want, at your own risk.

[@hokroeger]

Should China ban US cars?

[@simonpear3047]

😂That Army school which DJI did team building in, is actually a very popular sightseeing place. It was a very old army school in Guangzhou that closed for a hundred years😂 it has nothing to do with military cooperation. It is always funny to see western politics who know nothing about China criticizing China in the most racism ignorant way😂

[@hiproton4260]

Ban chinese mobile phones, chinese laptops, chinese cars. Just ban every tech thats more superior than american made products if it cures your insecurities. Your loss, not the chinese. 😂

[@Intudesia8792]

Please be honest, I think America is just jealous to the CCP "Calm and Clever People" 😅😅😅

[@keith6371]

Remember in the old days in Soviet Union, people were not allowed to have nice things from the West? We are looking at Soviet Union 2.0

[@Lee.Hsien-Yung]

The US will collapse like the Soviet Union

[@葛室韦-t9w]

The western medias always fool the people，For example the financial times is just this one😂😂

[@zero71er78]

14:12 天啊 那张是去黄埔军校团建吧 美国人已经到了这种地步了吗 东升西落并非玩笑啊

[@fireyecat]

Financialtimes 是日本人所有的英国媒体

[@lukehennry]

北美也是北，你敢说不是北伐吗😂

[@leicestersquarebob840]

Frankly, I think a reputable publication like the Financial Times should take this embarrassing video down. I've been a long-time reader but this video is painful to watch. If this is the level of fact-checking editors at FT are capable of, it makes me question the credibility of all the reports and analyses I've read over the years. I'm cancelling my subscription

[@alvinseah5423]

Congratulations for choosing the red pill.

[@chew5461-l7f]

For losers, EVERYTHING (even Garlic) is National Security issue. 🤣

[@ajs-qv5fe]

Hahaha the US politicians & talking heads are sooooo pathetic, its always someone else's faults when the US loses, ccp ccp ccp, aren't you tired of this nonsense, dear ??? Lollllllllllll

[@TienyeeTien]

1:41 did she really say China is forcing Us to use Chinese technology? 🤣🤣oh’ my god..was she born on April the 1st?

[@GTFO_0]

😂😂Avg iq😂😂

[@haozzy]

DJI came into my house, held me at gunpoint and forced me to pick up a drone controller 🤯🤯

[@mamadoubhoye2264]

lol she said Chinese communist technology lol

[@TienyeeTien]

@ she couldn’t find China on the open map

[@jerryfish09]

Just for westerners information, all Chinese high school and university students need to do such kind of training before they go to school. Many corporate do the same, it is usually for outing and ice breaking purposes.

[@thewelshdragon.5979]

US : when everything else failed bring out National Security and ban them 😂

[@wong3150]

So true. What a big bully.

[@ArthurJason-Constantine]

Now, except for Americans, almost all other countries know what America is like.

[@Vermilion2049]

Pretty good ad for DJI

[@KinLee919]

for Chinese viewer, funny part start at 14:08 DJI is ready for northern expedition. 中文观光团留步，搞笑片段从 14:08 开始，大疆准备北伐了。

[@Eltener123]

Imagine the indignation from America if a country banned Microsoft or Facebook for working with the US military

[@johnbaker7102]

What? That’s American companies for American military…are you dumb?

[@mokisan]

China already banned Facebook, Google, twitter Didn't they?

[@tsyka1]

Facebook is banned in Cnina )

[@Kukura001]

@@tsyka1 iphone, Tesla, Microsoft are not banned.

[@RStyleAu]

@@tsyka1facebook drive many color revolution include Hong Kong2019

[@tong.clement]

Skydio has world leading obstacle avoidance, which they can still use to compete with DJI - yet they choose to back out of the consumer market while lobbying. As a DJI fan, I would have 100% bought a foldable Sykdio 3 with just 30 minutes of battery life and 5km range (Skydio 2 was $999 USD, around 20 minutes battery life, 2km range, not foldable) - not even asking for DJI's level of 45 minutes of battery life and 20km of range.

[@L-K-K]

Probably more $ serving the US establishment including the US MIC

[@jameschao7025]

0.40: "....man, please don't let this stuff get into the wrong hands." Exactly, don't let Pentagon get those.

[@shigai9727]

Those trainings are called 军训 and it's just boy scout retreats all students and organizations do

[@电磁场]

哈哈哈，陆军军官学校？哈哈哈，这就是你们所谓的大疆和解放军的紧密联系？？哈哈哈，黄埔军校旧址纪念馆是个旅游景点，你们甚至能在谷歌地图找到这个地方，中国对多国免签，我建议你们外国人来广州看看能不能在一个纪念馆得到正常的军事训练😂

[@ska5568]

*WORLD 🌎 SHOULD BAN MICROSOFT AND ANDROID!!! AMERICAN OVERCAPACITY AND SECURITY THREAT!!*

[@Jerry-sf3vd]

It appears that anything made in China will have a data link to CCP. I am really worried about my Sonicare toothbrushes now. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kolviczd6885]

CCP be scanning your teeth for military advantage 🤣🤣

[@thuckhuong9219]

Thanks FT for being "impartial" and conveniently left out the real reason DJI locked Guinn out. What a joke.

[@ex0duzz]

What was the reason?

[@bingchang553]

@@ex0duzz He betrayed DJI in its cooperation with GoPro

[@blcsfo]

No. Just because Usa companies can’t compete they want to ban. Totally wrong let DJI stay first responders need them.

[@joeseptchan846]

Politicians who say there is a problem with DJl don’t know how to play with drones

[@gbm1565]

😂 14:10 I used to thinking to try this summer camp when I live in China, it only cost 300$ for about two weeks for kids and teenagers . It is the old Whampoa Military Academy (created by Republic of China) which now 4a scenic spots for tourists 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mdmasudrana117]

Wow! seems $1.6 billion is in good hands! How about the pentagon asking for a waiver! So much for National security, military can use but the consumer can not!

[@danxu9261]

As a Chinese American, I was astonished that the photo was used as "evidence" of DJI's link to PLA. The place is a museum of China's revolution, founded in 1925 by KMT, and trained a lot of national heroes in the Sino-Japanese war and the later civil war. It was moved to Taiwan after KMT lost the civil war and stopped operations in the mainland. Nowadays nobody gets serious military training at that place!

[@wwbren]

I will boycott any manufacturer that goes out to specifically build their drones for wars. Looking at you Skydio.

[@jonred233]

I'm with you!

[@RockT-ix]

Chinese drones ❤ from Bangladesh

[@ruifenghuang1029]

Also, from the Chinese comment below 14:08 is a historically important but already defunct military school (we call it museum), it has free entrance but require reservation. And those "military combat clothes" you can get them from Temu or something. Mind you PLA military-specified production facilities are not allow to sell their stuff to civilian economy, wonder why? Because they are too competitive.

[@uriulanov8520]

吓唬老外对，没事

[@SHu-d2s]

Now DJI would not sale drone to US and Americans in panic.

[@superfoxwu]

Even DJI haters have to admit that their drones are the best at that price, the only way to block them is to find excuses related to national security.

[@waynegore5291]

Yes. USA: China, China, China.......

[@golonawailus4312]

Could the US afford not buying Chinese drones? Corrected the title.

[@alexzhao489]

they scared, because it's from CHINA. 😴

[@qiuhaizhang]

😂😂😂14:08 Whampoa Military Academy is actually in Taiwan. Why you worry about Dji went there for training？

[@ericwli]

Should China ban all the US cars?