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Japan Believes Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace, Demands Answers

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Japan Believes Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace, Demands Answers
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) bring down the Japanese national flag in the early evening, at the military Miyako camp on Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, on April 20, 2022. Issei Kato/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Japan’s defense ministry believes that Chinese spy balloons have violated the nation’s airspace at least three times in recent years.

Numerous balloon-like objects have been reported around the world following the United States’ shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4.

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Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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