First, let’s talk about the different treatments of the two after being sanctioned by the United States. Huawei has always been at the center of the public opinion storm, but DJI has always stayed away from the public opinion area. Except for DJI’s announcement after the United States announced that it would add DJI to the “Entity List,” DJI is rarely seen anymore. In response to this matter, for a long time, everyone forgot that DJI was also one of the Chinese companies sanctioned by the United States.
The author believes that the reasons for this situation are the following. First of all, DJI’s main business drones currently receive relatively little attention in China. Although in recent years! Drones are becoming more and more popular in China, but after all, they are still difficult to call the public. However, the popularity of mobile phones has basically reached the point where everyone has one, and some people even have multiples. Therefore, once the results of the US sanctions came out, DJI's relatively niche homepage naturally did not receive as much attention as Huawei.
For the same reason, 5G is closely related to us because everyone uses the Internet, and it still receives a lot of attention. However, drones are not a necessity for ordinary people. They have very little contact with them. Many people even do not understand drones at all, so it is difficult to cause much reaction.
DJI, the world leader in drones
The second and most important reason is that DJI is unique in the field of drones and is far ahead. Even if the United States imposes sanctions, it will be difficult to shake it. Since its status is already lost, it is naturally difficult to attract everyone's attention.
Relatively speaking, Huawei has too many competitors in both the communications field and the mobile phone terminal field. In some aspects, Huawei does not even have any advantages, and competition is fierce. If Huawei can still be said to be in a leading position in the field of communications, in the field of mobile terminals, Huawei can only maintain the top three.
Not to mention the 5G field, Nokia and Ericsson are desperately chasing behind them, like wolves and tigers. What's more, in the field of mobile phones, Samsung has always been a hurdle that Huawei cannot overcome, and Apple is even more aggressive. Although it was surpassed by Huawei last year, its advantages are very few, and it is difficult to even call it an advantage.
Under such circumstances, the impact of U.S. sanctions on Huawei is too great. Huawei's mobile phone sales this year are struggling in foreign countries. This is the best example. It is precisely because of the many competitors that US sanctions are likely to plunge Huawei into an abyss, so everyone will pay more attention to Huawei's situation. Any disturbance can make people think a lot.
Many competitors have put Huawei in a very difficult situation
Let’s talk about the two results after Huawei and DJI faced sanctions. In the face of U.S. sanctions, neither Huawei nor DJI succumbed as ZTE did, which can be said to have shown the spirit of Chinese companies. DJI and Huawei have both insisted on following independent paths under US sanctions. However, some differences in details between DJI and Huawei have destined them to be in different situations after facing US sanctions - one is able to do so with ease, and the other is struggling.
First of all, let’s talk about DJI. It can be said that DJI does not rely on American technology at all. In other words, all DJI products and parts are produced in-house. From research and development to production, DJI has achieved complete independence, with no involvement of American technology. This way. Even if the United States wants to sanction DJI, it has nowhere to start. In addition, DJI has always been at the forefront of the industry in the field of drones, and many patents are hurdles that its peers cannot avoid. Therefore, DJI is able to cope with US sanctions. Even if you impose more sanctions, the more expensive it will be for me to sell it in your country, and there will still be a lot of people buying it, which will eventually make the sanctions go bankrupt.
Let’s look at Huawei again. Although it is equally excellent and always has strong autonomy, Huawei’s chips still need to be manufactured by other companies and cannot be produced and sold by themselves. In addition, many of the technologies used to manufacture chips are American technologies. Although you can use American parts and components, the technology used to manufacture some parts still comes from the United States. This is an unavoidable problem. This also gives the United States an opportunity to seize its lifeline and implement effective sanctions. As a result, every step of Huawei's progress under U.S. sanctions is very difficult.
Huawei is struggling under US sanctions
Of course, there are other reasons for this situation, such as the complexity of the industry and the different levels of attention of the United States. But it has to be said that DJI and Huawei have used their own experiences to tell us that only by insisting on independence can we not be afraid of all difficulties. When you are independent enough, it will be difficult for external enemies to shake your foundation no matter what they do.
Of course, this also reflects from the side that Huawei is not that powerful. As Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said, when Huawei is strong enough, no amount of U.S. sanctions can stop everyone from using Huawei products. Just like DJI, which is powerful to a certain extent, it is the highest interpretation of this sentence. But now that the United States continues to increase sanctions, Huawei's situation is becoming more and more dangerous. Is there still a chance to make itself so powerful that no one can refuse it?
I sincerely hope that Huawei can overcome the current difficulties. I sincerely hope that this is just a test for Huawei to reach the top of the world, but we cannot deny that Huawei is really in danger. I hope that our country can have more companies like Huawei and DJI, and that everyone can realize the importance of independence instead of blindly relying on foreign countries. I hope this can end soon and see the Chinese giants reach the top of the world. Come on!