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.

The US Dept of Commerce is considering new rules that could potentially restrict the US activities of drones made by “foreign adversaries."

China called the United States "extremely irresponsible" for "groundlessly suspecting" there are information security risks in China's drone systems, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the U.

The U.S. Commerce Department is evaluating new regulations that could limit or prohibit the use of Chinese-made drones, citing national security concerns. Public comments on the proposed rules are being accepted until March 4,