By akademiotoelektronik, 21/05/2022

Fishermen hit the jackpot with "foreign" spy drones-reports

Authorities reward more than a dozen people for capturing 10 suspicious devices since 2020

Onze pêcheurs et cinq «personnel lié« ont récolté les fruits de leur vigilance lundi – littéralement – ​​les autorités de la province chinoise du Jiangsu les rémunérant généreusement pour avoir capturé un total de 10 »dispositifs étrangers suspects ayant des fonctions d’espionnage dans les eaux territoriales chinoises depuis 2020. » Selon le journal Global Times, affilié à l’État chinois, après une enquête technique, les 10 drones se sont avérés être de fabrication étrangère et « constituant une menace pour la sécurité nationale.”

There have been several similar cases in recent years. In fact, Jiangsu Province, where the last monetary awards were distributed, has been holding annual conferences since 2016, both to raise awareness and to congratulate those who intercepted suspicious devices.

In April last year, a fisherman carried a suspected drone used for intelligence gathering. According to CCTV, the 3-metre unmanned vessel was carrying solar panels, antennas, as well as surveillance equipment. Authorities later described it as a "reconnaissance device secretly placed by a foreign country in Chinese waters." in 2018, a total of 18 people were rewarded by the provincial authorities for detecting nine 'spy' devices, "BBC reported.

The apparently unusual frequency of sightings and catches of maritime drones in this region can be explained, at least in part, by its geography-Jiangsu province has a coastline extending more than 1,000 km (620 miles) facing Japan and South Korea. However, Chinese authorities have not yet revealed the origin of these captured drones and unmanned vessels.

Beijing seems to be taking the issue very seriously, as evidenced by a reward plan announced in 2017 that promises cash payments of up to 500,000 yuan ($78,783) to citizens who provide the authorities with useful information about spying. Some cities in China have gone so far as to deploy banners, organize public exhibitions, and distribute brochures to raise awareness of alleged threats to national security.?

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