Suspected spy balloons prompt calls for increased co-operation between the two nations, with Japan changing military engagement rules to shoot down unmanned aircraft
A suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US, on February 4 2023. File photo: RANDALL HILL/REUTERS
Though Japan does not have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it worries that China could imperil Japanese security if it gained control over the self-governing island. One way Japan could share information with Taiwan could be through its close ally, the US, Onodera said, adding that he had visited Taiwan in January and was briefed about threats posed to the island by China.
Japan did not intercept any of them, but on Thursday defence ministry officials briefed Onodera and other LDP legislators about a planned change in military engagement rules to allow Japan’s air force to shoot down unmanned aircraft, including balloons that could endanger other air traffic or people on the ground.
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