China Bans Drones in Capital Beijing, Citing Security
- Beijing will ban possession, storage, and transport of drones within city limits starting November 15 to enhance security.
- The new rules prohibit drone flights in Beijing's airspace and the transportation of drones or components into the city, expanding on previous regulations that required registration and restricted sales.
- Exceptions to the ban allow drone use for counter-terrorism, agriculture, disaster relief, and research, with authorities assisting owners to dispose of, sell back, or ship drones out of the city, including waiving shipping costs.
- The policy reflects security concerns following a small plane crash in Beijing and aims to address broader safety and political security issues, severely limiting aerial photography and drone activities.
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The authorities of China's capital have decided to impose a total ban on the use, possession and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles throughout the city, written by China Daily. According to China Daily, the entire administrative area of China's capital will be declared a drone-controlled area, handed over to RIA News. "The Beijing authorities have tightened restrictions on drone use, and from 15 November they will be prohibited from possessing …
Beijing Moves to Eliminate Civilian Drones, Turning the Capital Into a No-Fly Zone
ScheerPost New restrictions go far beyond banning flights: Beijing will also prohibit the possession, storage and transport of drones across the city. Beijing is moving toward one of the most sweeping restrictions on civilian drones anywhere in China, effectively seeking to remove privately owned unmanned aircraft from the capital altogether. Under revised municipal regulations announced […]
The authorities in Beijing, China's capital, where drone flights and sales were already banned, announced a ban on their detention from November 2026, in order to say that they would "preserve the security" of the great Chinese city.
The new rules, announced on Sunday and which will enter into force on November 15, prohibit the possession or storage of unmanned aerial vehicles in the city, as well as their flight into the city’s airspace. Transporting drones or their components to Beijing will also be prohibited. Fear of security in the city’s airspace grew in June, when a small plane crashed into a skyscraper, killing the pilot. Regulations, formulated by the Beijing munici…
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