CHINA will add drone components which can be used for military purposes to a trade blacklist, as international controversy rages over the alleged use of Chinese-made drones by Iran and Russia, reports Caixin.
To protect China's 'national security and interests,' Chinese exporters will from September face penalties for exporting without permission equipment that meets certain standards.
These include infrared imaging gear, synthetic-aperture radars, lasers for target indication, inertial measurement equipment and wireless communication equipment, according to an announcement jointly issued Wednesday by the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the Central Military Commission's equipment development department.
Engines with a maximum power output of 16 kilowatts and above that are used in certain unmanned aerial vehicles have also been placed on the blacklist, according to the announcement.
Chinese exporters will also be punished for exporting items if they know they can be used for military purposes, terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, even if the items have not been explicitly placed on the trade blacklist, according to the announcement.
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To protect China's 'national security and interests,' Chinese exporters will from September face penalties for exporting without permission equipment that meets certain standards.
These include infrared imaging gear, synthetic-aperture radars, lasers for target indication, inertial measurement equipment and wireless communication equipment, according to an announcement jointly issued Wednesday by the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the Central Military Commission's equipment development department.
Engines with a maximum power output of 16 kilowatts and above that are used in certain unmanned aerial vehicles have also been placed on the blacklist, according to the announcement.
Chinese exporters will also be punished for exporting items if they know they can be used for military purposes, terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, even if the items have not been explicitly placed on the trade blacklist, according to the announcement.
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