I think that the work of defending China against drones should be taken more seriously than before, not just by the PLA, but the Militia, PAP and the People's Police too should play their roles well.
Firstly, the initiative shouldn't be limited to merely defending military bases, stations and installations from enemy drone attacks, but also industries, depots, warehouses, facilities and infrastructures that are important and critical not just for the war effort, but also maintaining the stability and way of life of the Chinese populace as best as possible.
Moreover, the circumstance of the enemy utilizing drones of all sizes, variants and capabilities for attacking China should be taken into account as well. We have seen how Ukrainian and Russian troops having utilized all sorts of drones against opposing forces on the Ukraine warzone - from Bayraktar TB-2 MALE drones to Shahed 136 loitering drones to hobbyist-sized DJI drones.
Furthermore, we have seen how that lone "protestor" on NED paycheck has done in Beijing just a few days ago. I don't think it would be wrong to suggest that there could be considerable number of dissidents and agents being buried across China as well, waiting for just the go-sign from their foreign sponsors to launch espionage and sabotage operations against the Chinese government, PLA and civilians alike. Plus, just like my previous post in this thread, terrorism shouldn't be ruled out either.
This is where hobbyist drones should be given serious attention by the authorities, as their affordability, versatility and perforation can be translated into becoming useful tools capable of causing destruction and chaos against the military setups, government and populace of China if fallen into enough wrong hands (in this case, in the hands of dissidents, agents and even terrorists hidden across China). In case of war, China must be prepared to face both symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare in this regard.
To begin with, I wonder if box-shaped nettings set up to cover critical and important military sites, industries and infrastructures (not just the sides but also the top) would suffice as a low-cost method in preventing or minimizing spying and attack operations using modified hobbyist drones.
