Chinese fishermen find suspicious devices for 'stealing secrets'

18 January 2022 - 07:46 By Yew Lun Tian
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Since 2020, Jiangsu fishermen have found 10 devices that were foreign-made and were capable of underwater investigation and “stealing secrets”, the Xinhua Daily reported.
Since 2020, Jiangsu fishermen have found 10 devices that were foreign-made and were capable of underwater investigation and “stealing secrets”, the Xinhua Daily reported.
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The Chinese province of Jiangsu rewarded fishermen on Tuesday for turning over “suspicious” underwater devices found in coastal waters that posed a national security risk, media reported.

Jiangsu has a coastline of more than 1,000km (620 miles) on the Yellow Sea.

Since 2020, Jiangsu fishermen have found 10 devices that were foreign-made and were capable of underwater investigation and “stealing secrets”, the Xinhua Daily reported.

The newspaper published a video clip on its website of the fishermen receiving awards at a ceremony.

Reuters

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