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DJI sues Department of Defense over listing as a Chinese military company

Drone-maker DJI filed a lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Defense over its inclusion on a DoD list of “Chinese military companies.” A DJI

A DJI spokesperson said the company filed the suit after “attempting to engage with the DoD for more than sixteen months” and deciding “it had no alternative other than to seek relief in federal court.” In its lawsuit, DJI says that as a result of the listing, it has “suffered ongoing financial and reputational harm, including lost business, and employees have been stigmatized and harassed.” The lawsuit argues, “Among numerous deficiencies, the Report applies the wrong legal standard, confuses individuals with common Chinese names, and relies on stale facts and attenuated connections that fall short of establishing that DJI is [a Chinese military company].” It also says that founder and CEO Frank Wang and three early-stage investors “together hold 99% of the company’s voting rights and approximately 87.4% of its shares.”

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