The United States warned that drones made in China could spy on Xi Jinping's government

The Donald Trump government on Monday issued an alert on the possibility that some drones manufactured by Chinese companies be gather sensitive information to send to the Beijing regime.

The warning was sent internally to several companies for Cybersecurity Agency and Infrastructure (CISA, in English) and confirmed to Efe by an official spokesperson.

"ICAR has recently issued a sector alert that provides organizations with information about risks inherent in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) manufactured in China and measures to reduce this risk"said a spokesman for the cybersecurity agency, who requested anonymity.

For CISA, these drones constitute a "Potential risk for information of an organization"and"contains components that may compromise your data"said the news network CNN, who had access to the text of the alert.

In addition, unmanned aircraft of Chinese origin could share the data they collect on a server that would have access to more topics, apart from the manufacturer of the drones themselves, according to the document.

Although the ICAR alert does not mention any specific manufacturer, several market studies, cited by CNN, indicate that 80% of drones used in the United States and Canada come from the United States. The Chinese company DJI, the largest drone manufacturer in the world.

Founded in 2006 in Shenzhen by a pbadionate young model maker, it produces 70% of the world's civilian drones. There is no strong competitor in the United States after California's GoPro was pulled out of this sector.

US suspicions about the ability of DJI devices to collect and send sensitive information to Chinese authorities date back to 2017, while in a similar Washington government document it was said "confident that it" had average confidence "providing data on critical infrastructure and security issues."

Also in 2017, the US military banned the use of DJI drones, citing the same reason.

This new alert comes in the middle of the American trade war. and China, which has intensified in recent weeks and places Huawei's products at the center of its latest chapter, as a result of Google's decision to cease providing services such as the system. Android operation to the Chinese telecommunications giant.

Last week, US President Donald Trump signed a national emergency to ban US companies. negotiate with companies like Huawei, who are supposed to try to spy on the country and use the telecommunication equipment they manufacture.

(With information from EFE and AFP)