Global Dispatch
Recalling my visit to Thunder Tiger, a Taiwanese company building “non-China” drones for the U.S. military.
Kinling Lo is a reporter at Rest of World covering China.
For at least the past two U.S. administrations, cutting China out of the tech supply chain has been a strategic goal in multiple industries. But the drone industry is one that has been years in the making with limited success, with China accounting for over 80% of the global market.
Last September, a Taiwanese drone company became the first Asian firm to obtain clearance for providing drones for U.S. military use, with their China-free supply chain.
