China’s Xinhua News Agency reports that from May 1 this year the entire area of Beijing has been designated as controlled airspace and recreational and commercial drone flights will only be allowed under special circumstances.
In recent years, the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has enriched and facilitated people’s lives and work, but it has also brought new risks to public safety, according to the new agency. “As the capital, Beijing faces more challenges in low-altitude airspace safety, making it more urgent to strengthen the management of UAVs,” said Xiong Jinghua, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee. The new regulations state that the entire administrative area of this city is a controlled airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles, and all outdoor flight activities require an application,” according to the news report.
“Xiong Jinghua explained that the national air traffic management agency has designated the entire administrative area of this city as controlled airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and flight activities in this controlled airspace require approval from the air traffic management agency. The “Regulations” strictly implement these requirements and, taking into account practical circumstances, clarify that dedicated flight sites can be designated for flight activities where needed.”
“The regulations standardize the production, sale, and transportation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They explicitly prohibit the illegal production, assembly, splicing, or modification of UAVs or the hacking of their systems; prohibit the sale or rental of UAVs and their core components to entities or individuals within the city’s administrative region; and prohibit the transport or carrying of UAVs and their core components into the city’s administrative region, except for existing UAVs that have completed real-name registration and information verification, and are carried by their owners.”
“According to the information verification procedures, existing owners of UAVs must complete real-name registration in accordance with the “Interim Regulations on the Management of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flights” before April 30th of this year.
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