Black Mirror plot comes true? China develops 6mm mosquito-type spy drones, micro military weapons become a new threat to Taiwan's national security.

The National University of Defense Technology of China has recently developed a micro flying robot that is smaller than a fingertip and resembles a mosquito, equipped with high stealth and surveillance capabilities, and it has been publicly showcased on local military channels. Although the developers emphasize that its design purpose is for reconnaissance missions, it has raised serious global concerns about its potential use in espionage, biological attacks, and lethal actions.

Like mosquitoes but not mosquitoes: China exposes micro spy Bots

According to the India Economic Times, China's military channel CCTV-7 recently aired a segment that has drawn attention, featuring a graduate student from the China National Defense Science and Technology University (NUDT) holding a "mosquito-type flying Bots" and stating that it is designed specifically for "information reconnaissance and special battlefield missions."

The program showcased several flying devices that resemble insects, with a body length of mostly just 0.6 centimeters, featuring a black slender body and leaf-like yellow wings along with three to four thin legs. Additionally, they are equipped with highly precise communication modules, cameras, sensors, and flight control equipment.

These micro-drones can be remotely controlled to fly via mobile phones, allowing them to enter areas that traditional radar and monitoring systems cannot detect. They are extremely helpful for crossing enemy lines, conducting close surveillance, and even blending into crowds to carry out specific missions.

As one of China's major R&D developments in the field of micro Bots, it undoubtedly poses a threat to Taiwan's military and political facilities, becoming a new breach in cybersecurity and national security.

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New Biological Warfare? Experts Worry that Micro Bots Could Become Lethal Weapons

Reports indicate that, in addition to reconnaissance and surveillance purposes, these types of drones are more likely to become mini biological weapons. British scholar Tracey Follows is concerned that in the future, if drones can fly autonomously, identify targets, and even carry pathogens, they could conduct small-scale biological attacks, akin to a "silent war" against an invisible enemy.

Black Mirror: Public Enemy of the Internet Still

This inevitably reminds the author of the plot in the famous series "Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation" where robotic bees kill. Once micro weapons are truly on the battlefield, the consequences will be unimaginable.

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Beyond the traditional military battlefield, these micro-devices also represent an extension of China's military strategy in the "Grey Zone Operations (Grey Zone)": not firing and not declaring war, but gradually undermining the opponent's confidence and defense capabilities through cognitive and cultural cleansing.

For Taiwan, the future national defense challenges are no longer limited to the threats posed by the Chinese military and missile tests, but also include these difficult-to-detect, track, and counter micro threats. This also means that national security departments must pay attention to this battlefield and extend their defensive capabilities. This includes developing more sophisticated anti-infiltration mechanisms, detection and anti-drone systems, and establishing a social response system to face psychological warfare and misinformation attacks.

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The world enters a micro arms race: Is Taiwan ready?

It is worth noting that China is not the only country developing micro weapons. Miniature drones such as Norway's Black Hornet and Harvard's RoboBee have sparked a global arms race in micro unmanned aerial vehicles. These flying devices may be used not only for offensive purposes on the battlefield but also in areas such as intelligence gathering and real-time precision medicine.

From fighter jets and warships to miniature spy drones, China is rapidly expanding its military technology. Even if these technologies may not necessarily appear in large-scale war scenarios, they could quietly enter Taiwan's airspace, government buildings, or even the daily lives of the public through trade transportation or logistics on an ordinary day.

Today, if Taiwan wants to truly safeguard its security, it must pay attention to and prevent those invisible and inaudible micro threats that are quietly approaching.

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