加拿大稱中國正在北極使用間諜浮標

 Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

China is using spy buoys in the Arctic, says Canada

The Telegraph

Sophia Yan

Thu, February 23, 2023 at 3:14 a.m. PST

The Canadian military has discovered Chinese spy buoys in the Arctic which are monitoring US submarines and melting ice sheets.

Such "activity is not new”, Canadian defense minister Anita Anand said in televised remarks, implying that China has been engaging in surveillance efforts in the region for some time.

Officials described the objects as “dual-purpose technologies” but they have been reported in Canadian media as buoys used for spying.

It is unclear whether the Chinese buoys floated into Canadian waters or were purposefully anchored into the waters.

Monitoring buoys can follow environmental and weather conditions, the salinity of water, and track fish.

Earlier this week, a giant mystery ball washed ashore in Japan, later found to be a buoy, though no owner has laid claim.

Daniel Le Bouthillier, from the Department of National Defense said the Canadian military found and retrieved the monitoring devices but gave no further information about the operation.

China has long been interested in building a presence in the Arctic which will allow it to secure a shorter trade route to Europe as glaciers melt.

But as China's presence expands globally, so have concerns over undue influence, surveillance and espionage.

Canada’s foreign minister Melanie Joly said that China is an increasingly disruptive power, in an interview with CNN.

“When it comes to China, we will challenge China when we ought to, and we will cooperate with China when we need to,” she said.

“When it comes to issues over the Arctic within our maritime borders, or any form of foreign interference, we will be clear, and that’s how we will address this issue.”

Earlier this month a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over Canadian airspace into the US, before the American military shot it down into the Atlantic Ocean.

Beijing has denied that the balloon served any surveillance purposes, saying instead that it was a weather research “airship.”

The Canadian parliament is also currently investigating allegations of Chinese election interference.

Translation

加拿大軍方在北極發現了中國間諜浮標，這些浮標正在監視美國潛艇和融化的冰層。

加拿大國防部長 Anita Anand 在電視講話中說，這種 “活動並不新鮮”， 暗示中國在該地區從事監視工作已有一段時間了。

官員們將這些物體描述為 “雙重用途技術” ， 但加拿大媒體將它們報導為用於間諜活動的浮標。

目前尚不清楚中國浮標是漂浮到加拿大水域還是故意定錨在水域中。

監測浮標可以追踪環境和天氣狀況、水的鹽度並追踪魚類。

本週早些時候，一個巨大的神秘球在日本被沖上岸，後來被發現是一個浮標，但沒有人去認領。

國防部的 Daniel Le Bouthillier 說，加拿大軍方找到並回收了監控設備，但沒有提供有關該行動的更多信息。

長期以來，中國一直對在北極建立影響力感興趣，這將使其能夠在冰川融化時, 獲得一條通往歐洲的較短貿易路線。

但隨著中國在全球的影響力不斷擴大，對不當影響、監視和間諜活動的擔憂也隨之增加。

加拿大外交部長 Melanie Joly 在接受美國有線電視新聞網採訪時表示，中國是一個越來越麻煩及具有干擾性的力量。

她說: “在中國問題上，該挑戰的時候我們會挑戰中國，需要合作的時候我們會合作”。

“當談到在我們海上邊界內的北極問題，或任何形式的外國干擾時，我們會絕不含糊，這就是我們解決這個問題的方式。”

本月早些時候，一個疑似中國間諜氣球飛越加拿大領空進入美國，隨後被美軍擊落到大西洋。

北京否認該氣球有任何監視目的，而是說它是一艘氣象研究 “飛艇” 。

加拿大議會目前也在調查有關中國干預選舉的指控。

So, the Canadian military has discovered a Chinese spy buoy in the Arctic which is monitoring US submarines and melting ice sheets. Earlier this week, a giant mystery ball washed ashore in Japan, later found to be a buoy. It seems that Chinese information gathering devices can be found in many locations globally.