[NEWS] Chinese navy seizes unmanned US Navy surveillance vessel

[Jairo]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38347221

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-seize-us-navy-underwater-vehicle-south-china-sea-one-china-taiwan-a7480016.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/16/politics/chinese-warship-underwater-drone-stolen/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-drone-idUSKBN14526J

the remote-controlled american surveillance vessel (essentially a humongous drone) USNS bowditch was seized by chinese authorities as it crossed into the south china sea today. china claims the vessel was invading chinese sovereignty (note: the south china sea is considered international waters, not chinese) and so has sequestered the ship until further notice. the pentagon has already issued a demand to the chinese government for the return of the vessel and has denied that the ship was being used to spy on the chinese island-building project.

if the american government fails to recover the ship, then the expansion of chinese influence to the south china sea will be further legitimized, and therefore the hundreds of manmade islands outfitted with airstrips and AA defenses will fall under de jure mainland control.

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[Renousim]

o stuff

[Zloff]

those damn chinks better give our toy back

[Pastrey Crust]

IT WAS THE TONGS!

[Master Matthew²]

Annoying Orange is right, Russia is not the enemy...

China is...

[cooldawson3]

I'm wondering how this will end up playing out. I see no real good endings here for everyone.

[Unwritten Calender]

I'm wondering how this will end up playing out. I see no real good endings here for everyone.

"can we have it back, it was an accident"
"ya"
let's hope 4 this

[shitlord]

to be honest im really glad that russia is getting close with us

because for awhile there they were hanging out with china and china being with russia is a scary thought when things like this happen

[espio100]

(essentially a humongous drone)

[Jairo]

I'm wondering how this will end up playing out. I see no real good endings here for everyone.

china's probably going to keep it with them until Annoying Orange takes office

then they'll use it as leverage

[Insert Name Here²]

Stop it China

[The Resonte!]

initiate self destruct

[Ragequit]

squinty eyed forgets

[Cheze]

ching chong
we need to build a second wall.

[Siberian Husky]

ching chong
we need to build a second wall.

Great wall of The South China Sea?