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[global times correspondent in south korea mang jiuchen wu ming] yonhap news agency quoted a south korean military source on the 13th as saying that the south korean military found that more than 1,300 cctv surveillance systems installed in frontline troops were not domestically produced, but chinese products, so they removed the existing monitors and are reinstalling them. since the supplier claimed that the products were domestically produced but "the goods were not what they claimed", the south korean military has planned to claim compensation from the supplier.

the report quoted the south korean military as saying that during a joint inspection of military equipment with intelligence agencies at the end of july, it was discovered that the surveillance system was made in china. the military has dismantled the existing products, and so far about 100 sets of south korean-made surveillance systems have been installed.

an unnamed south korean military official said that after investigation, it was found that the dismantled surveillance systems would be connected to a specific chinese server, and there was a risk of video leakage from the surveillance cameras, but no intelligence leakage had occurred so far. the official explained that these surveillance systems were mainly used to monitor training grounds and troop fences, not to monitor the demilitarized zone between south and north korea.

reuters reported on the 13th, citing the south korean ministry of defense, that the department is collecting foreign-made surveillance cameras and replacing them. however, the south korean ministry of defense did not confirm the origin of these cameras.

according to south korean media reports, the subsequent demolition incident was triggered by the supplier's false reporting. in its report, reuters specifically linked it to the background that australian officials said last year that they would remove chinese-made cameras from government departments, which seemed to intentionally exaggerate the security risks of related equipment.

regarding australia's previous actions, a spokesperson for the chinese ministry of foreign affairs said that the chinese government has always encouraged chinese companies to conduct overseas investment and cooperation in accordance with market principles and international rules and on the basis of abiding by local laws. we oppose any wrong practice of generalizing the concept of national security, abusing state power, discriminating against and suppressing chinese companies.