{"id":2196998,"date":"2024-03-11T20:11:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-official-tried-to-remove-chinese-drone-company-from-u-s-list-of-chinese-military-companies\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T20:13:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:13:53","slug":"ex-obama-official-tried-to-remove-chinese-drone-company-from-u-s-list-of-chinese-military-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-official-tried-to-remove-chinese-drone-company-from-u-s-list-of-chinese-military-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Obama official sought to delist Chinese drone firm from US military list"},"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%2Fex-obama-official-tried-to-remove-chinese-drone-company-from-u-s-list-of-chinese-military-companies%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=2196998&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--><h2>Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta\u200d Lynch&#8217;s \u2062Secret Push to \u2063Remove Chinese Drone Company from U.S.\u200c Military List<\/h2>\n<p>In a covert move, former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch attempted to persuade the\u200c Department of Defense to eliminate a controversial Chinese drone company\u2064 from the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy0538\"><span class=\"s1\">list<\/span><\/a>  of\u200d Chinese companies associated\u200b with the country&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/former-us-officials-work-chinese-client-stirs-concern-over-disclosure-loopholes-2024-03-11\/\"><span class=\"s1\">report<\/span><\/a>  by Reuters, SZ\u200d DJI\u2064 Technology Co. sought the\u2062 assistance of Lynch, along with former Assistant United States Attorney Michael Gertzman and Roberto Gonzalez, who served as\u2064 Associate White House Counsel during the Obama administration. All three individuals, \u2064now colleagues at the Paul, Weiss law firm,\u200c jointly signed\u2063 a letter to a \u200cPentagon official last \u2064year,\u2063 marking it as &#8220;confidential treatment\u2064 requested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2706082\/department-statement-on-dji-systems\/\"><span class=\"s4\">stated<\/span><\/a>  in 2021 that DJI poses a potential\u2064 threat\u2062 to U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>The obtained copy of the letter, as highlighted in the report, exemplifies why U.S. officials are striving to close loopholes in the law that enable lawyers and lobbyists to evade disclosure of their work for foreign companies subject to U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Foreign\u2063 Agents Registration Act (FARA), individuals \u200dengaged in\u200d &#8220;commercial activities and \u2063legal representation&#8221; \u2063are not obligated to disclose\u2064 their work to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Risch, the leading Republican on the \u200cSenate\u2063 Foreign Relations Committee, strongly \u200bcriticized\u2062 Lynch\u2063 for advocating on \u200bbehalf of entities linked to China&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is absolutely appalling that former high-ranking U.S. officials exploit their \u200cconnections to serve the interests of U.S. adversaries,&#8221;\u2062 Risch expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch\u200c urged for an immediate removal of the designation, citing the widespread \u2062use of the drones \u2062in the U.S. She also requested a meeting with the department to address the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/director-of-national-intelligence-includes-chinas-tiktok-among-its-top-threats-to-national-security\">Director Of \u200bNational Intelligence Includes China\u2019s TikTok Among Its Top Threats To National Security<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u200d the concerns surrounding DJI&#8217;s alleged ties to the\u200b Chinese military and\u2062 the potential risks \u200cassociated\u2063 with their drones?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Holes-money-2021-10-28\/&#8221;>Reuters investigation<\/a>, \u2062Lynch&#8217;s efforts on\u2064 behalf of the Chinese company, DJI, highlights the complex and concerning relationship between former\u200c U.S. officials and their interactions with foreign\u2064 clients. This revelation underscores \u200cthe need for stricter regulations and transparency in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-sued-for-keeping-top-officials-ethics-waivers-a-secret\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Sued For Keeping Top Officials\u2019 Ethics Waivers A Secret\">post-government employment<\/a> of \u200dhigh-ranking officials.<\/p>\n<p>DJI, a leading manufacturer of consumer\u200c and commercial\u200c drones, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-legislation-targets-social-media-platforms-that-allow-terrorist-accounts\/\" title=\"House Legislation Targets Social Media Platforms That Allow Terrorist Accounts\">long faced scrutiny<\/a> over its alleged ties to the Chinese military\u200d and concerns about\u200b the potential risks posed by their drones. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce added\u2062 DJI to its\u2062 &#8220;Entity List,&#8221; \u200cwhich restricts American companies \u200dfrom exporting technology to \u200bthe \u200blisted\u2062 entities\u200b without a license. This action was taken \u2062due to concerns that DJI&#8217;s drones could\u2062 be used for espionage or other malicious\u2064 activities.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lynch&#8217;s alleged attempts to remove \u2064DJI from the list \u2062drew \u200dsignificant criticism from those who \u2063argue that \u2063such a move would compromise national security. As\u2063 a former U.S. Attorney General, Lynch held\u2062 a position of immense influence \u200dand should have been mindful of the potential risks associated with DJI&#8217;s products. By advocating for\u200c the removal of DJI from \u200bthe list, Lynch\u2062 appeared to prioritize\u200d the interests of a Chinese company\u200d over the security concerns of her own country.<\/p>\n<p>The case of\u2062 Lynch&#8217;s involvement with DJI also raises questions about the integrity and ethical standards of former high-ranking officials. While there is nothing \u2063inherently wrong with former officials engaging with foreign clients, it is crucial that they operate with transparency \u2063and\u2062 without compromising national\u2063 security interests. Proper disclosure \u200bof any potential conflicts of\u2064 interest is necessary\u2064 to maintain\u200d public trust in the post-government activities of\u200d these individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this incident underscores the need for stronger regulations and oversight surrounding the post-government \u200cemployment of former \u2064officials. Stricter guidelines \u2064should be in place \u2063to prevent any conflicts of interest and ensure that\u2062 the actions of former officials do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-trying-to-combat-chinas-use-of-military-as-instrument-of-coercion-around-taiwan\/\" title=\"US seeks to counter China's military coercion in Taiwan.\">undermine national \u200dsecurity<\/a> \u2063or the interests of their home country.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these revelations, it is imperative\u2063 that appropriate \u200cmeasures\u200d be taken to address the concerns raised by Lynch&#8217;s actions. The Department of Justice should conduct a thorough\u2062 investigation into\u200b this matter \u200bto determine the extent of Lynch&#8217;s involvement and whether \u2063any laws\u200b or \u200bregulations were violated.\u2063 Additionally, the government\u200d should consider\u200b implementing\u2064 stricter guidelines and disclosure requirements\u2064 for former\u200d officials to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the\u2062 future.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the episode surrounding Lynch&#8217;s alleged \u200cefforts to remove DJI from the U.S. \u200cmilitary list highlights\u2063 the need for greater scrutiny\u2062 and regulation \u200cof the interactions between former U.S. officials and foreign clients. National \u200dsecurity should \u200calways be the top priority, and any actions that compromise this should be \u200bthoroughly\u200c investigated and addressed. It is \u2064essential for the public to have confidence in the integrity and \u200cethical conduct of their former government officials, especially\u2063 when it comes to matters of\u200c national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch covertly urged the Department of Defense to exclude SZ DJI Technology Co., a contentious Chinese drone firm, from a list of Chinese military-affiliated companies. Reuters revealed that Lynch, along with two other ex-U.S. officials, were approached by DJI seeking assistance in this matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2196999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Loretta-Lynch-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2196998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Loretta-Lynch-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2196998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2196998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2196999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2196998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2196998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}