The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

China called the United States "extremely irresponsible" for "groundlessly suspecting" there are information security risks in China's drone systems, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the U.

The U.S. government is thinking about banning Chinese drones because they might pose a risk to national security. Drone is a small flying machine used for many purposes, like taking pictures, delivering packages,

The Biden administration is considering a rule that could limit or ban Chinese drones in the US, the latest in a series of measures aimed at addressing national-security concerns linked to the country’s largest geopolitical rival.

The US Dept of Commerce is considering new rules that could potentially restrict the US activities of drones made by “foreign adversaries."

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department could impose restrictions focused will be on Chinese drones.

Last month, Congress passed a bill that will ban the sale of new drones by DJI or another firm, Autel Robotics, within a year if a US security review determines they pose an “unacceptable risk” to national security. Congress previously barred the Pentagon in 2019 from buying or using drones and components manufactured in China.

After US President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday its consideration of a new rule that could restrict Chinese-made drones in the United States, China condemned the move as an “overstretching” of the concept of national security.

The U.S. Commerce Department is evaluating new regulations that could limit or prohibit the use of Chinese-made drones, citing national security concerns. Public comments on the proposed rules are being accepted until March 4,