Rep. Banks Urges Chamber of Commerce to Rethink Opposition to Ban on Chinese-Made Drones

Congressman says national security concerns posed by Chinese-manufactured drones can't be discounted

A DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone equipped with a thermal sensor used by municipal police in Treviolo for checking people's temperature is pictured in flight on April 9, 2020, in Treviolo, near Bergamo, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), in a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, expressed concern over what he described as a “hasty dismissal of proven national security risks,” referring to a recent report by the chamber that flatly opposes proposals to ban Chinese-made drones.

The Nov. 1 letter, which was obtained by The Epoch Times, was sent to Thomas Donohue, the Chamber’s president and CEO. Banks made special mention of drones built by firms that are connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and urged the group to reexamine its stance.