The U.S. Drone and Robot Reshaping China Global Market while Limiting Import
When global competition is sharpened in the field of technology, restrictions brought to the US drone and robot import are the newser of a new commercial period. However, experts warn that China’s huge production capacity can easily exceed these obstacles.
Newly introduced restrictions focus on the following areas:
- Unmanned air tools (UAV): Importer taxes and bans aiming to reduce the market share of China in commercial and industrial drone production
- Industrial robots: Access controls for automation technologies used in the manufacturing industry Home
- Artificial intelligence chip technology: Security protocols limiting the export of advanced processors Home
- Technology standardization: Local compatibility requirements set by US and allies Home
The strategy of the US aims to protect its own defense industry and to provide technological independence. But the raw material supply of China, workers strength and cost advantage limit the effectiveness of these restrictions. Large technology companies began to control US restrictions by shifting value chains to third countries such as Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam.
As a result, these policies reorganize the global technology trade, but they cannot completely break the hegemonia of China. In the future, a more multi-pole technology ecosystem is expected to appear.