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

The lawmakers said the advocacy group is promoting the interests of Chinese drone maker DJI and should be registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

DJI Matrice 300 reconnaissance drones are seen during test flights in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, on Aug. 2, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

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.