They have more lax regulations about some things, but apparently civil aviation is extremely tightly regulated, with most of the country set aside for military

They have more lax regulations about some things, but apparently civil aviation is extremely tightly regulated, with most of the country set aside for military aviation (James Fallows has written about this). I'm sure they'd be wary of all their civilians runnings drones, filming things that shouldn't be seen, etc as well.