Why Does China Own the American Drone Market?

Marc Andreessen says 90% of the drones used by the United States military and by United States police are Chinese-made because the FAA basically made drones illegal in the United States years ago. A person cannot legally fly a drone in the United States beyond line of sight without a pilot's license. An American drone manufacturer has to build a system that enforces the regulation, so the drone either cannot fly beyond line of sight, which is not very useful, or the company only sells to customers who hold pilot's licenses. China has no such restriction.

The United States runs a more open economy, so Chinese drones can be bought in the United States and used however the buyer wants. The user is out of compliance with the law, but the user is left alone and American drone makers are the ones punished. Chinese companies own the drone market. Every Chinese drone is both a potential surveillance platform and a potential weapon. The Biden administration had zero interest in addressing Chinese control of the market and showed absolute contempt for the idea of a United States drone industry.