Seventeen Japanese citizens have been detained in China since its vague counterespionage law took effect. The Japanese government's response has been feeble.
The move comes as China and Russia seek to turn the Israel-Hamas war to their advantage, creating dilemmas for Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Despite the CCP's efforts to deflect spy claims, the fact is that Chinese espionage is extensive and unrelenting, reaching even the highest echelons of society.
The Sankei Shimbun recently surveyed 118 Japanese companies to understand their apprehensions and strategies concerning China's revised counterespionage law.
Despite the serious risks associated with technology leaks, Japanese newspapers showed varying levels of urgency in their coverage of the AIST incident.
China's revised counterespionage law increases the risks for foreigners in China from arbitrary accusations of espionage from violations only China can define.
An anti-espionage law is crucial to halt cases like AIST where Japanese universities invest taxpayer funds in research that in the end benefits China.
Recent technology leaks have highlighted the need for new recommendations for institutional internal management and information handling protocols in Japan.
The suspect in the tech leak, a senior researcher at a Japanese research institute, is accused of sending data to a Chinese firm.
The expanded definition of "espionage" in the revised law means that legitimate business activities in China could be subjected to spying and investigations.
Chinese espionage has been so successful because the United States allowed it to fester. Spy balloons are just the tip of the iceberg.
Beijing has tried to explain the spy balloon away, but the Pentagon says the Chinese military controls an aerial fleet that has no respect for national...