I can’t find it now, but in one of the other HN threads, someone had shared a link to some lawyer defending women’s rights for sex-segregated things (like who gets to play in women’s sports). That profile had a label of “Intolerant” at the top, and nearly every post of theirs also had that same word “Intolerant” in a box in the body of each post, in place of the actual content that would be there. A little informational message indicated these labels were applied by an automated system. You would have to click the button to uncensor and view the message anyways, but it makes it much harder to consume their feed since you have to do that for each individual post, every single time you view the page. Someone else pointed out that you can opt out of the default moderation/censorship scheme that applies this labeling but the fact that it is on by default is problematic in terms of offering a politically neutral platform, since that is what most people will get.
Sanction aside, this action is a wake-up call for all US based companies operating in geopolitically sensitive industries that they absolutely need to diversify their supply chain away from China.
And in terms of the sanction itself, it’s definitely a reasonable response by China, given the fact that DJI is heavily sanctioned by the US government.
The "sanctions" on DJI are limited to US federal agencies being banned from buying DJI drones.
China's move however will be a killing blow to Skydio because China has most likely correctly calculated that US/Western anti-mining sentiments makes it impossible to manufacture batteries.
On one hand, e.g. Tesla make their batteries on the US soil, in Nevada. OTOH they don't make the batteries from the US soil, with more than half of the lithium coming from China.
I'd expect a Tesla Gigamine then, somewhere near the recently discovered giant lithium deposit in Arkansas. Drones could use some of that, too.
DJI has extremely light sanctions. I can still buy them in the stores in the US. If they were heavily sanctioned by the government, this would not be possible.
...at the moment. The House has passed a bill that would ban the sale of most models of their drones. The bill is currently in committee in the Senate.
...Yeah? That is pretty much in line with how sanction works in the West.
US has sanctioned for decades companies that cooperate economically with "enemy states" (Iran/Cuba/Russia/China), I don't see how China would be different.
The Chinese civil war never officially ended. There was no agreement whatsoever, and the ROC never declared itself as separate, etc. Taiwan is simply a province within the ROC, and the ROC still consists of the mainland. That's what the ROC constitution states.
Here is a ChatGPT response to you because I wont bother with kneejerk responses:
In the last 100 years, the United States has been involved in several military invasions and interventions in various countries. Some notable examples include:
Mexico (1914) - U.S. forces occupied Veracruz.
Haiti (1915-1934) - U.S. Marines occupied Haiti to stabilize the country.
Dominican Republic (1916-1924) - U.S. intervention to restore order and protect American interests.
Korea (1950-1953) - U.S. involvement in the Korean War, supporting South Korea against North Korea.
Vietnam (1955-1975) - Extensive military involvement in the Vietnam War.
Grenada (1983) - U.S. invasion to overthrow the government and restore order.
Panama (1989) - Operation Just Cause to depose Manuel Noriega.
Iraq (2003) - Invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein, followed by a prolonged military presence.
Afghanistan (2001-2021) - Response to the 9/11 attacks, targeting the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
This list highlights significant military actions but is not exhaustive, as the U.S. has also conducted numerous smaller operations, interventions, and covert actions in various countries over the years.
