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Democrats Should Stop Buying China’s DJI Drones With American Taxpayer Money

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Democrats Should Stop Buying China’s DJI Drones With American Taxpayer Money
A DJI Mavic 2 Pro and DJI Mavic Mini made by the Chinese drone maker fly near each other in Miami, Fla., on Dec. 15, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Anders Corr
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China’s DJI is selling drones to U.S. government agencies, including the FBI and DHS, and paying lobbyists in Washington to keep the flow going. The lobbyists are allegedly obstructing bills in Congress that would ban the practice.

Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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