RE: DJI drones

From: "Chessor, Edward" <echessor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'DSP-EA-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 17:10:04 +0000

Checked the CNN websie, found the following:
Hong Kong CNN Business  -
DJI, the world's top drone maker, will temporarily stop doing business in
Russia and Ukraine.
The move marks a rare exit from Russia by a prominent Chinese company since the
war started, and comes after Ukrainian authorities claimed that DJI's drones
were being used by the Russian military.
In a brief
statement<https://www.dji.com/au/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-sales-compliance-efforts>
on Tuesday, the Shenzhen-based company said "it is internally reassessing
compliance requirements in various jurisdictions," and would "temporarily
suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine" in "light of current
hostilities."
DJI has repeatedly said that it opposes any military use of its products.
Since February, Chinese companies have largely stayed silent on the conflict,
even as dozens
of<https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html>
the world's biggest companies have abandoned or scaled back their operations
in Russia in condemnation of the incursion, including Apple
(AAPL)<https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=AAPL&source=story_quote_link>,
Ford
(F)<https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=F&source=story_quote_link> and
IBM
(IBM)<https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=IBM&source=story_quote_link>.
<https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html>
[MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 26, 2022: A re:Store shop in central Moscow. One of
the largest Apple resellers, re:Store has halted receiving orders in Russia
until further notice. Vladimir Gerdo/TASS (Photo by Vladimir Gerdo\TASS via
Getty
Images)]<https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html>
Here are the companies pulling back from Russia
<https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/companies-pulling-back-russia-ukraine-war-intl-hnk/index.html>

In February, Didi announced that it would exit the Russian market, but abruptly
changed course days later, saying in a brief statement that it would continue
operating there. The Chinese ride-hailing giant did not give a reason for the
reversal, and did not respond to a request for comment.
Huawei has also faced scrutiny for not declaring a stance on the issue. In
March, two directors of the telecom giant's UK subsidiary resigned over the
company's refusal to condemn the invasion.
In a statement at the time, a Huawei spokesperson thanked the directors, Andrew
Cahn and Ken Olisa, for their service and said they had "helped uphold the
highest standards of corporate governance," without mentioning Russia or the
war.
Under scrutiny
DJI, which is known for its popular consumer drones, has faced criticism
recently from the government of Ukraine, which has publicly accused the company
of complicity in Russian attacks.
Last month, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital
Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov posted an open
letter<https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1504068644195733504/photo/1>
on Twitter to Frank Wang, DJI's founder and CEO.
In the letter, he alleged that Russian troops were "using DJI products in order
to navigate" missile attacks, and called on the company to stop doing business
in Russia until the violence stopped.
In a written response to CNN Business, DJI said "we absolutely deplore any use
of our products to cause harm."
<https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/tech/dji-us-investment-blacklist-intl-hnk/index.html>
[XIAMEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 09: Drones are on display at the DJI booth during
2021 BRICS Exhibition on New Industrial Revolution, as part of the 21st China
International Fair for Investmen & Trade (CIFIT), at Xiamen International
Conference & Exhibition Center on September 9, 2021 in Xiamen, Fujian Province
of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty
Images)]<https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/tech/dji-us-investment-blacklist-intl-hnk/index.html>
US adds drone maker DJI and 7 other Chinese companies to investment blacklist
<https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/tech/dji-us-investment-blacklist-intl-hnk/index.html>

The company referred to a previous
statement<https://www.dji.com/au/newsroom/news/dji-statement-on-military-use-of-drones>
issued in March, where it reiterated that it did not market or sell products
for military use and "unequivocally opposed attempts to attach weapons to our
products."
The firm said it had also pledged to cut business ties with distributors if
they did not commit to an agreement to refuse sale of DJI's products "to
customers who clearly plan to use them for military purposes, or help modify
our products for military use."
Ed

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From: Rick Gafuik <ricali@xxxxxxx>
Sent: May 13, 2022 10:10 AM
To: Delta Sig Delta Sig <dsp.ea.large.messages@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: DJI drones

As a loosely linked follow-up to our discussion concerning Russia and Ukraine -
this clip might interest you.

On Wednesday night I heard a camera club presentation about photography with
drones, specifically the DJI mini drone.  Here<https://youtu.be/b166ecyNBCw> is
a link to a recent story on CNN about how the Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is
provinding tracking software to Russians that allows them to locate Ukranian
DJI drones and take them out.  Ukraine is now asking for American manufactured
drones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b166ecyNBCw
[Image removed by sender.]<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b166ecyNBCw>

See how gamers are outwitting and helping to kill Russian
soldiers<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b166ecyNBCw>
CNN's Erin Burnett meets a Ukrainian who is one of the fighters using drones
and aerial technology to kill Russian soldiers. #CNN #News
www.youtube.com

Rick

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