The Global Times was informed from Shenzhen Dzhang Innovation and Technology Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Dzhang") that on October 14, Dzhang filed an appeal at the U.S. Federal Court of Appeal on the results of the U.S. Department of Defense decision.

It is that on 18 October 2024, the District of Columbia District District Court filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for its inclusion in the "China Military Industry Enterprises" List (CMC List). After the trial, the court rejected the core false accusations of the Department of Defense against the region, but still made a decision to maintain the inclusion of the country in the list on the basis of individual arbitrary grounds.

The company did not agree with or accept this ruling and today appealed to the U.S. Federal Court of Appeal to resolutely defend the company¡¯s reputation and interests. The company has been firmly opposed to using its products and technology for any military or war purposes and has taken comprehensive measures to prevent our products from being used for military war purposes.

Earlier public reports showed that in 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense included Dzhangzhou on its ¡°Chinese military-industrial enterprises¡± list, without providing any reason or explanation. Since then, Dzhangzhou has continued to attempt to communicate with the U.S. Department of Defense, hoping to understand the specific reasons for being included on the list and provide relevant evidence, but these efforts have not received substantial response.

In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense updated its CMC list and continued to keep DJI on the list. Therefore, on October 18, 2024, DJI formally filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colombia, bringing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Infrastructure Policy Laura Taylor-Kahler to court to challenge the U.S. Department of Defense's decision.

In September 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia made a judgment, ultimately holding that most of the core allegations of the Department of Defense were insufficiently evidenced, but only based on the fact that DJI passed the National Development and Reform Commission's "National Enterprise Technology Center" qualification certification, and arbitrarily held that As long as the technology itself has dual-use uses, it meets the conditions for inclusion in the CMC list, regardless of the company's own wishes and behavior.

Against the outcome of the judgment, Dzhang filed an appeal at the U.S. Federal Court of Appeal on October 14, 2025.