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Beijing Bans Drone Sales and Flights as DJI Pulls All Products From Capital Stores

Beijing’s new drone rules, published by CCP state authorities and set to take effect May 1, designate the city’s entire administrative territory as a restricted airspace zone. Any...

Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones

Beijing's citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones.

Beijing clamps down on drones: Sales banned citywide from May 1

BANGKOK (AP) — Beijing is banning all drones within…

Beijing’s Drone Ban Goes Into Effect Today: A New Model for Urban UAV Control

China’s capital targets sales, storage, and transport as well as operations, raising questions for global drone policy Beijing has introduced one of the most comprehensive drone co...

China outlaws drones within Beijing city limits

DJI drones have been banned in the United States for a while now. The company's hardware, along with other foreign-made drones, was declared verboten by the FCC in the name of nati...

City of Beijing to bar consumer drone sales, tightening security in capital

Why is China banning drone sales in Beijing?

The BBC's Laura Bicker looks into why China has tightened regulations on drones, with authorities citing public safety concerns.

Clearing the Skies: How China’s Capital is Paving the Way for a £217bn Low-Altitude Economy

On 1 May 2026, Beijing implemented one of the world's strictest urban drone regulations. By effectively banning the sale, transport, and casual flying of consumer drones, the Chine...

China was the birthplace of recreational drones. Now you can’t buy one in Beijing

By Todd Symons, Fred He and Martha Zhou, CNN Beijing (CNN) — In the flagship Beijing store of the world’s biggest drone maker, display racks designed to showcase DJI’s famous flyin...

China was the birthplace of recreational drones. Now you can’t buy one in Beijing

By Todd Symons, Fred He and Martha Zhou, CNN Beijing (CNN) — In the flagship Beijing store of the world’s biggest drone maker, display racks designed to showcase DJI’s famous flyin...

China Built the World’s Drone Industry. Now It’s Locking Down the Skies.

The Chinese government tightened rules to curb what it described as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights.

Chinese drone shipments nose-dive on domestic restrictions, US ban

China built the world’s drone industry. Now it’s locking down the skies.

New regulations are tightening rules for recreational and civilian operators, with penalties for unauthorized flying of drones to include possible jail time.

New security rules ground Chinese-made drones in Ontario

The Ontario government is implementing a ban on Chinese-made drones for sensitive operations, pivoting towards domestic procurement to secure provincial data, align with internatio...

US ban on Chinese fixed spy cameras led to a rising drone threat

Chinese spy cameras remain in widespread use in the United States, in C...

NO-FLY ZONE: China is Dominant in Today’s Drone Industry – But It’s Tightening Penalties for Civilian Operators To Inclu...

To fly a drone over a Chinese city may result in a jail sentence. The post NO-FLY ZONE: China is Dominant in Today’s Drone Industry – But It’s Tightening Penalties for Civilian Ope...

Ontario to ban government use of Chinese-made drones

Ontario is moving to ban the purchase and use of drones by the government and provincial police. In a press release, the province says it takes issue with Chinese law requiring dom...

Ontario to ban government use and purchase of Chinese-made drones

Ontario will ban the use and purchase of Chinese-made…

China drone maker DJI turns to independent audit in fight against US ban

DJI invented the consumer drone. Now it cannot sell one in Washington or Beijing.

On the morning of 1 May, staff at DJI’s flagship retail store in Beijing’s Guomao business district began clearing drones from the shelves. The Neo, the Mavic, the Mini, every mode...

The FCC Is Hearing Public Appeals to Its Decision to Ban Foreign Drones

Last year, the Federal Communications Commission added all foreign-made drones to what it calls the "Covered List," effectively banning drones produced outside of the US -- that in...

China to promote drones and flying cars via new safety department

US drone makers race to build supply chains as China ban bites

A DJI Commissioned Independent Audit Finds “No Security Basis” for Its Effective Drone Ban in the US

In the latest chapter in the ongoing DJI drone ban saga, we have new updates on what’s been done to fight the FCC’s decision to add the Chinese-based company to a “covered list,” w...