China sent nearly 150 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense zone in the last month.
Is that related to Jinping Xi, or politics?
What is it is a documentary on Taiwan - it is political to talk about it?
The same people who criticize the US for military action around the world, and rightly so, or at least they have a reason and a right to talk about it, fail to say anything about China and Taiwan, or China and Hong Kong, or what China is doing in border countries in Asia.
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christomacin (4655)
3 years ago
May have had to do with the submarine incident. Some people think they wanted to catch it in Chinese waters and take it apart like they did the spy plane 20 years ago in Clinton's term.
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brux (14724)
3 years ago
Submarine incident?
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christomacin (4655)
3 years ago
U.S.S. Connecticut on October 2nd collided with an unknown object in an undisclosed location in the South China Sea. It wasn't reported until October 9th. Hardly covered in American media at all.
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brux (14724)
3 years ago
Navigating in international waters ... that China claims it owns?
“The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. The safety of the crew remains the Navy’s top priority. There are no life-threatening injuries,” Capt. Bill Clinton told USNI News.
“The submarine remains in a safe and stable condition. USS Connecticut’s nuclear propulsion plant and spaces were not affected and remain fully operational. The extent of damage to the remainder of the submarine is being assessed. The U.S. Navy has not requested assistance. The incident will be investigated.”
A defense official told USNI News about 11 sailors were hurt in the incident with moderate to minor injuries. The attack boat is now headed to Guam and is expected to pull in within the next day, the official said. The underwater strike occurred in the South China Sea and the attack boat has been making its way to Guam on the surface since Saturday, a defense official confirmed to USNI News.
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christomacin (4655)
3 years ago
I can't help thinking that the scrambling of all those fighters may have had something to do with the sub one way or another... but maybe it didn't. I'm curious why the news was delayed for a week.
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brux (14724)
3 years ago
I heard about this, but from the news I don't think anyone can tell what happened, and the military is not going to say anything.
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