The U.S. government is thinking about banning Chinese drones because they might pose a risk to national security. Drone is a small flying machine used for many purposes, like taking pictures, delivering packages,

The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

After US President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday its consideration of a new rule that could restrict Chinese-made drones in the United States, China condemned the move as an “overstretching” of the concept of national security.

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national security concerns.

The Biden administration is considering a rule that could limit or ban Chinese drones in the US, the latest in a series of measures aimed at addressing national-security concerns linked to the country’s largest geopolitical rival.

The Bureau of Industry and Security said on Jan. 2 that the involvement of foreign adversaries in "supply chains, including acute threats from China and Russia – may offer our adversaries the ability to remotely access and manipulate these devices,

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department could impose restrictions focused will be on Chinese drones.

China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons.Responding to a question about the potential restrictions on Friday,

The Commerce Department said Thursday it is considering rules that could limit or even ban the sale of Chinese-made drones in the US – a move that follows growing alarm over a disturbing series of unidentified drone sightings in New Jersey and New York.