Beijing tightens drone rules, citing ‘low-altitude security’ concerns
The Chinese capital sets strict limits on the sales, storage and transport of unmanned aerial vehicles and core components
Beijing has banned the sale or lease of UAVs and 17 designated “core components” to any person or organisation unless granted public security approval, according to the regulation approved by the municipal legislative body on Friday.
The regulation also prohibits storing more than three drones or 10 core components at a single location within Beijing’s sixth ring road – an area spanning 2,288 sq km (883 square miles), roughly three times the size of Singapore.
The regulation will take effect from May 1.
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Local lawmakers said the rapid development of drone technologies posed new challenges to public security.