China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons.

The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national security concerns.

The Commerce Department said Thursday it is considering rules that could limit or even ban the sale of Chinese-made drones in the US – a move that follows growing alarm over a disturbing series of unidentified drone sightings in New Jersey and New York.

The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Beijing has threatened to take "all necessary measures" in response to an effort by the Department of Commerce to regulate or even ban Chinese drones in the US.