Politics
Japanese Parts in Russian Weapons and Chinese Student Spy Fears
Two security stories spread together: a claim, attributed to a Ukrainian presidential adviser, that 90% of Russian weapons use general-purpose Japanese electronic parts; and a Nikkei report that China tasks students with espionage, told to 'send Japanese USB drives.' Tied to an earlier SDF USB-infection scandal, reactions ranged from cool realism about untraceable dual-use goods to loud calls for an anti-espionage law.