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China Says It Will Return the Underwater Drone It Seized From the US (thehill.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the international-incidents dept.

An anonymous reader quotes The Hill: China said Saturday it will return the unmanned U.S. drone it seized in the South China Sea, calling the issue "hyped up" by the U.S. "Upon confirming that the device was a U.S. underwater drone, the Chinese side decided to transfer it to the U.S. side in an appropriate manner," said the spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry, Sr. Col. Yang Yujun, according to CNN. "China and the United States have been communicating about this process. It is inappropriate -- and unhelpful for a resolution -- that the U.S. has unilaterally hyped up the issue. We express our regret over that."
A Defense Ministry spokesman added that China opposes U.S. "surveillance and military surveys in waters facing China...and demands the U.S. cease such activities. China will stay alert over relevant U.S. activities and will take necessary measures to counter them."

3 of 199 comments (clear)

  1. Can Trump con his way around China? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Trump is a master at fooling the dim-witted, the lazy, and the racist. I am not so sure he can con the Chinese that are none of those (well actually they are probably racist)

    He can bluster all he wants about "unpresidented" acts but I dont think the Chinese will be fooled or be deferential like some Republicans who should know better.

    Much as deplorables dont see anything wrong with Russia affecting an election I dont see anything wrong with the Chinese bloodying Trump's nose and making the US look foolish, for that is what we have become.

    1. Re: Can Trump con his way around China? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Before the election many prominent republicans unambiguously said Trump was unqualified to lead the US. And he now he actively demonstrates it. So why is this a "left" thing?

  2. Feckless Media by pipingguy · · Score: -1, Troll

    "the issue 'hyped up' by the U.S." ... media.

    As usual. As a distraction. As a "Look! Look! WW3 is about to start! Pay attention! Crisis! Conflict! Buy the soap we're advertising!" gambit.

    But we know it was really Russian Hackers that done it.

    Fuck the 24-hour news cycle media. Fuck em all.