The talks, aimed at easing tensions between the world's second- and third-largest economies, came as Tokyo worries that Beijing will resort to force to take control of Taiwan in the wake of Russia's attack on Ukraine, sparking a conflict that could embroil Japan and disrupt global trade. Yesterday, at the Asian powers' first formal security talks in four years, Tokyo took aim at Beijing's military ties to Russia and its suspected use of spy balloons in Japanese skies. The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. 'I tried to push it, but it wouldn't budge,' one man told NHK.ĭespite investigators' insistence the orb was not of Chinese origin, there were still concerns about the provenance of the object amid recent tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.įollowing the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United States, Japanese authorities last week said it planned to clarify military engagement rules to allow its jet fighters to shoot down unmanned aircraft that violate its airspace. Locals interviewed by Japanese broadcaster NHK said they'd also inspected the object and then had no idea what it was.
Investigators at the scene took several photographs of the sphere and said they had sent the images to the coast guard and the armed forces for further inspection and examination. The shell appears to be coloured with a faint yellow hue, with patches of brown likely caused by rust. These metallic buoys usually contain more components inside the outer casing to aid buoyancy, and not everything supported the theory. There were no indications it was a surveillance or espionage device deployed by nearby foes China and North Korea.Īfter the initial panic ended, some theorised that the sphere was a mooring buoy, given the raised handle that could be used to hook a rope, that had become detached and floated away. They built a 600ft perimeter around the scene and prevented public access.īut an X-ray of the object revealed its rusted metal shell was merely a casing, its insides hollowed out. On Tuesday, Japanese authorities deployed bomb disposal squads to the shoreline amid initial fears it could be a sea mine.
Japanese authorities quickly deployed bomb disposal squads to the shoreline amid initial fears it could be a sea mine
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