{"id":1403628,"date":"2022-03-28T04:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T08:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1403628"},"modified":"2022-03-28T05:00:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T09:00:01","slug":"chinas-dji-rejects-claim-that-russian-military-uses-its-drones-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-dji-rejects-claim-that-russian-military-uses-its-drones-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s DJI rejects claim that Russian military uses its drones in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinas-dji-rejects-claim-that-russian-military-uses-its-drones-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1403628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-03-28T072155Z_2_LYNXNPEI2R0AC_RTROPTP_0_USA-CHINA-BLACKLIST_1.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: DJI store in Beijing\" \/><br \/>FILE PHOTO: Logos of Chinese drone maker DJI are seen on the facade of its store in Beijing, China December 15, 2021. REUTERS\/Carlos Garcia Rawlins<\/div>\n<p>March 28, 2022<\/p>\n<p>By Eduardo Baptista<\/p>\n<p>BEIJING (Reuters) \u2013     Chinese drone maker DJI has dismissed as \u201cutterly false\u201d accusations that the Russian military is using its drones in Ukraine after a German retailer cited such information as the reason for taking its products off the shelves.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection followed Friday\u2019s Twitter revelation of the removal by German electronics and home appliances giant MediaMarkt in response to \u201cinformation from various sources\u201d, although it gave no details of the information it received.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, the Chinese firm said, \u201cDJI promotes civilian drone applications that benefit society,\u201d adding that MediaMarkt\u2019s accusation was \u201cutterly false\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday\u2019s statement, it said, \u201cWe do not support any use that does harm to people\u2019s lives, rights and interests.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, DJI did not respond to a request from Reuters for comment.<\/p>\n<p>MediaMarkt, which runs more than 800 stores in 12 European nations and Turkey, did not say what information it had received about DJI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a responsible company, we have taken immediate action and removed the manufacturer from our product range groupwide until further notice,\u201d it said on its official Twitter account  on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>MediaMarkt was replying to a user who accused DJI of leaking GPS data of Ukrainian military positions to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will closely examine further indications and developments,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>It called the move \u201ca clear signal for the values that have the highest priority for us\u201d, which it saw come under attack by Russia\u2019s \u201caggressive\u201d war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Users of the Chinese drone giant\u2019s products range from photography hobbyists to U.S. fire departments.<\/p>\n<p>The firm has found itself in an uncomfortable position after Russia invaded Ukraine more than a month ago in what Moscow calls a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While Western firms have pulled out of Russia in protest, DJI has stayed on, like many Chinese companies, taking a cue from Beijing\u2019s stance of refraining from criticism of Moscow over the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>On March 16, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine\u2019s minister of digital transformation, said he asked DJI founder Frank Wang in a letter to cut ties with Russia, accusing its troops of using DJI products for the navigation of missiles that kill Ukrainian civilians. <\/p>\n<p>The next day, DJI responded on Twitter that its products, designed for civilian use, were inappropriate for military missions. <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Eduardo Baptista; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: Logos of Chinese drone maker DJI are seen on the facade of its store in Beijing, China December 15, 2021. 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