Wary of security issues, Japan’s government moves to shut China out of its drone supply chain
By Kaori Kaneko and Izumi Nakagawa
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may efficiently shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect delicate knowledge, in accordance to six people in government and the ruling get collectively conversant within the matter, as half of a broad effort to bolster nationwide security.
The main points, these people acknowledged, centred on knowledge experience, supply chains, cyber security and psychological property – worries which had been rising outdoor Japan as successfully.
But Japan ought to steadiness such fears – considerably Beijing’s rising push to export delicate utilized sciences comparable to industrial drones and security cameras – in opposition to deep monetary dependence on China.
It ought to moreover navigate increasingly more uneven waters between China and Japan’s closest ally, the United States, which is at odds with Beijing over many points, along with …