DJI is not exporting drones to Russia or Ukraine. But DJI can't prevent people in non-involved (militarily) countries purchase its drones and send it to Ukraine. Since there is no direct involvement, DJI has already done what it legally could to limit its liability. Why would Chinese customs stop DJI exports to the rest of the world?Neutral words don't mean neutral actions, DJI's attitude doesn't mean anything, it doesn't represent the official Chinese attitude.
Yes, I admit that the war in Ukraine is a piece of shit for China. But that shit has happened and you need to avoid that shit turning into an even worse shit i.e. "the West united can defeat evil Putin, then it can defeat dictatorial China." Depleting the West's stockpile in Ukraine is in China's interest at the moment.
As for the drones, it's not just DJI, in case you haven't seen the pictures. Eastern militia forces have been using them and getting new ones all the time and I suspect DJI has been exporting them to Russia and the latest video of the shelling no longer has the "you're flying where you shouldn't" warning on it. If China was really neutral, he could have organized these occurrences at the customs level instead of having a commercial company make a statement.
Sanctioned by the U.S? How? And how dare Biden kicks China out of the supply chain before the midterm elections? China is still importing a lot of Russian oil, has the US said anything about it? And note my wording, what is being offered could well be called civilian, except that Putin's private army has robbed them.
So far, US have only announced its intention to sanction China over military support (whether it's arm sales or deployment of PLA). Buying Russian oil is an economic decision, not military. Until Putin shut off pipelines last week, EU was also buying Russian gas.
If US domestic inflation is such an important concern, why did US trade representative Tai refuse to lower trade tariffs? Biden's administration could just intensify the spin that sacrifices are needed to ensure a Ukrainian victory over evil Russian invaders. Successful Ukrainian counter attack just added more confidence and credibility to this narrative.
As for the midterm elections, what makes you think a republican controlled congress would be any less anti-china compared to the current one? Anti china is currently one of the few truly bipartisan issues in US politics.