Chinese tech company DJI has been involved in a years-long battle with Washington over its world-leading drone business. Now it has another fight on its hands in the United States — this time, though, its main adversary is another Chinese firm.
Alongside drones, DJI has become a global leader in handheld cameras, with a 60 percent global market share in 2025, according to research firm IDC. Yet although DJI shipped the first of its new Osmo Pocket 4 cameras overseas in April, the
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