Chinese high school student takes unauthorized photo of South Korean Air Force fighter jet; father may be a public security official

A Chinese man in his late teens was arrested on suspicion of violating the Military Base and Military Facility Protection Act for taking unauthorized photographs of South Korean Air Force fighter jets near the 10th Fighter Wing in Suwon, South Korea.
On the 8th, an interview with the investigating authorities revealed that the father of the high school student was likely a Chinese public security official. The high school student and a boy of Chinese nationality of the same age were killed on the night of the 21st of last month at the 10th Fighter Flight.
In the vicinity of Suwon Air Base, where the group is stationed, the group was photographing fighter jets taking off and landing without permission using digital single-lens reflex cameras and mobile phones when they were caught by police officers who were called to the scene by a nearby resident.
The two men, both Chinese high school students, had entered South Korea on tourist visas on the 18th of last month. Images of multiple fighter jets were found on their cameras and mobile phones.
He is said to have told Bae, "Taking pictures of aircraft has always been a hobby of mine." Some have speculated that the two men were stationed at Suwon Air Base, where the 7th Air Force of the United States Forces Korea and the ROK Air Force Operation Command are based.
It has also been pointed out that similar filming activities were taking place around Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, where the base is located. Currently, the Gyeonggi Nambu Metropolitan Police Agency's Security Investigation Division, the National Intelligence Service of Korea, and the Defense Intelligence Command are jointly investigating the case.
The investigation is ongoing. The investigative authorities have filed criminal charges against the high school students who voluntarily accompanied the suspects at the time of their arrest, and have confirmed that they have not engaged in similar behavior at military facilities other than the Suwon Air Base, or at important national facilities such as airports and ports.
The investigation is proceeding carefully. The circumstances surrounding the Chinese high school student's decision to photograph a fighter jet near a highly sensitive military facility after entering the country for tourism purposes, and suspicions that his father, a public security officer, was somehow involved are unclear.
The investigation is also focusing on the suspect's age. Depending on how the investigation progresses, it cannot be denied that there may be a diplomatic and military ripple effect between South Korea and China.
In recent years, there have been a series of cases of unauthorized photography by Chinese nationals around important facilities in South Korea.
In November of the same year, a Chinese national was arrested for illegally photographing a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that had arrived at the port of Busan using a drone, and in November of the same year, another Chinese national was arrested for photographing the South Korean National Intelligence Service using a drone.
Then in January, a Chinese national was arrested for taking drone photographs of Jeju International Airport, the highest-ranking national facility.