OREANDA-NEWS  China has adjusted export control measures for a number of goods related to unmanned aerial vehicles, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

"It was decided to optimize and adjust export control measures for certain products related to unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

Cameras on unmanned surface vehicles of the British Fleet from Kraken Technology Group - RIA Novosti, 1920, 08/10/2026
British drones transmitted data to China, the media reported.

It clarifies that the decision was made "in accordance with the provisions of the PRC's law on Export Control, the PRC's Law on Foreign Trade, the PRC's Law on Customs, and the PRC's rules on export control of dual-use goods, in order to protect national security and interests, as well as fulfill international obligations, including non-proliferation, with the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Council."