Beijing has threatened to take "all necessary measures" in response to an effort by the Department of Commerce to regulate or even ban Chinese drones in the US.

The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

Last month, Congress passed a bill that will ban the sale of new drones by DJI or another firm, Autel Robotics, within a year if a US security review determines they pose an “unacceptable risk” to national security. Congress previously barred the Pentagon in 2019 from buying or using drones and components manufactured in China.