Wednesday, 21 December 2016

China Handling US Navy Drone Issue

   China has said that its military was in contact with its American counterparts on appropriately handling the Chinese navy's seizure of a US Navy unmanned underwater glider, one of the most serious incidents between the two countries in years.

  The one-sentence comment by the foreign ministry offered no details on what discussions were underway or why China on seized the drone, which, according to the Pentagon, was being operated by civilian contractors to conduct oceanic research.
US said it issued a formal diplomatic complaint over the seizure and demanded the drone's return.
   According to a Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis, The drone was seized while collecting unclassified scientific data about 92km northwest of Subic Bay near the Philippines in the South China Sea, which China claims virtually in its entirety,.

 

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