Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout
Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout
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Will Chinese drone giant DJI fly the friendly skies under Joe Biden’s watch?

  • Shenzhen-based DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, has been caught in the crossfire of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing
  • Concerns remain about how Chinese-made drones can potentially be used in the US as a Trojan Horse for intelligence-gathering and espionage

Topic |   Joe Biden’s China policy
Yujie XueMasha Borak
Yujie Xue in Shenzhen and Masha Borak

Updated: 11:16am, 18 Feb, 2021

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Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout
Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Frank Wang Tao founded Shenzhen-based DJI, known as the Apple of the drone industry, in 2006. Photo: Handout
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