Security experts in China say the United States unmanned drone strikes will not help meet its anti-terrorism goals.

Secret drone operations have caused controversy in the US recently, following a leaked memo from US Justice Department says American citizens may also be targeted for being part of an ongoing terror plot.

Some U.S. lawmakers criticize the policy as condemning an American citizen without a fair trial.

Li Wei is an arms control expert with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.

"Terrorists or terrorist groups can't be wiped out by killing. This is because the formation, development and expansion of these groups is a complicated process. If the US anti-terrorism policies can't meet its goals, the drone strike can't do either. "

The Obama administration has justified its use of unmanned aircrafts at secret overseas bases, saying it is legal, ethical and highly effective.

President Obama has said the country's counterterrorism work has made it harder for al-Qaida to plan attacks against the United States.

However, a British survey shows that US drone operations in Pakistan have led to the death of over 7-hundred innocent civilians in the past 7 years.

Li Wei says some countries where US drone bases are based are against US drone attacks, but they don't know how to stop the attacks.

"The US drone strikes violate other countries' sovereignty, and they go against international laws. Countries who are not happy with the attacks don't have the means to stop it. This is partly because the US also provide these countries with aids while carry out these strikes."

Li Wei say the US now has more than 50 secret drone bases all over the world, most of them located in countries in South and East Asia, and Northern Africa.

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