On January 9, the White House once again showed favor towards China, drawing global attention!

On that day, the White House withdrew a proposal — restricting the import and use of drones made in China. This move sent a clear signal: at critical moments, Washington is intentionally easing its stance towards China. As early as December 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States added two leading Chinese drone companies — DJI and Autel — to the "Untrusted Supplier List," and banned the import of new models of foreign-made drones and their components.

At the time, the outside world generally interpreted this as another escalation of U.S. pressure on China's technology. After all, DJI holds more than 70% of the global commercial drone market share, and in the United States it dominates half of the market, being widely used in fields such as agriculture, surveying, film and television, and even emergency rescue.

However, just one month later, the situation took an 180-degree turn. On January 8, the U.S. officially withdrew the restriction proposal submitted to the White House for review in October last year. Although the official did not announce it loudly, the disclosed information was quickly captured by global media. More notably, FCC insiders revealed that the new approach is "focusing on specific risk assessments rather than blanket bans." In other words, the United States realized that completely excluding Chinese drones is not realistic and may also backfire on its own industry capabilities — after all, there are no mature alternatives domestically, and forcing decoupling would only increase costs and slow down technological deployment.

Wall Street analysts pointed out that after all, in multiple areas such as artificial intelligence, green energy, and supply chain resilience, China and the United States still have deep interweaving. If barriers are rashly set in niche markets like drones that are already highly integrated, it will not only escalate tensions but could also trigger equivalent countermeasures from China, disrupting the U.S. itself's industrial rhythm. After the events involving Maduro and Greenland, the White House can still make such a kind gesture towards China, which surprised the outside world.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853897656802304/

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