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 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."

Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of drones from two dominant Chinese manufacturers, arguing they could be used to spy on Americans and that the low-cost models are hurting the U.S. drone industry.

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

The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

It was the role of drones in everyday life that drove Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to get Congress to restrict the purchase of Chinese drones by federal agencies. Those restrictions were included in a bill that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last year.

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,

Beijing has threatened to take "all necessary measures" in response to an effort by the Department of Commerce to regulate or even ban Chinese drones in the US.