China's Navy seizes American underwater drone in South China Sea

[Deleted]

Yes, actually we do. You just have no understanding of international trade or politics, so I'm not going to try and explain it to you.

You're not supposed to, get back to your own waters or be punished.

[Sunseeker]

You're not supposed to, get back to your own waters or be punished.

Uh huh, go right ahead, start WWIII. You don't have the navy or the economy to support it, so at least it'll be short.

[Deleted]

Uh huh, go right ahead, start WWIII. You don't have the navy or the economy to support it, so at least it'll be short.

We will see about that.

[Elegiac]

Uh huh, go right ahead, start WWIII. You don't have the navy or the economy to support it, so at least it'll be short.

Careful, they might melamine poison us to death.

[Deleted]

Can you blame them?
The US has a history of hidding espionage behind Civilian Activities (Project Azorian) You can hardly blame the Chinese for being suscpicious, when a American Drone starts floating about.

[Independent voter]

We will see about that.

You Russians going to borrow money from Trump?

[Sunseeker]

Careful, they might melamine poison us to death.

Freedom Milk!

[Deleted]

You Russians going to borrow money from Trump?

We French will make YOU pay for NATO, you won't be seeing any increase of spending here, not even by one dime.

[Kellhound]

You have to not have any interests in a sea on the other side of the planet.

The US, as a maritime country, is very interested in the SLOCs of the world, and the SCS contains one end of the most important one of all.

[Deleted]

China’s state media has already slammed the President-elect as a “diplomatic rookie” and an “ignorant child”.[/I]
How Dare they say that about Trumpy

Hey, at least they're being polite .There are much more aggressive ways of defining that fool.

[Caliph]

I like how we're crying (USA) and demanding someone give back something when all we've done in the past 118 yrs. is take, kill, destroy.

[stabetha]

Not to this extent. They brazenly stole the drone right from under its' mother ships nose, and only 100 miles northwest of Subic Bay, thousands of miles from Mainland China. lol

And whos the president right now?

[Deleted]

Hey, at least they're being polite .There are much more aggressive ways of defining that fool.

He's gonna be best buddies with Duterte, that must mean something.

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LMAO!

[Thunderball]

Most of China's navy is even less capable. But direct combat isnt what their most useful duties would be.

Most chinese navy ships are very recent designs and even though most of them lack in electronic equipment and efficiency, Chinese navy ships are very well on top of world standard in both ground attack and anti-ship capabilities (and those are also improving at a scary pace). At this rate in 10 years any direct conflict with Chinese navy would be suicide for any country or bloc.

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Yes, actually we do. You just have no understanding of international trade or politics, so I'm not going to try and explain it to you.

Explain it then. Protip: "Protecting allies" doesnt justify any of those actions.

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Comments have again degenerated into something nonsensical.
Anyways, all I care is what BS China will come up with to defend this.

They dont need to defend anything. Someone was spying and got caught, that's how these things work. All the media outrage on the matter is complete joke (and a double standard, yet again).

[Azadina]

They dont need to defend anything. Someone was spying and got caught, that's how these things work. All the media outrage on the matter is complete joke (and a double standard, yet again).

It's kind of like how Russia did their plane trolling until someone had enough and shot down one of their planes. Not that much spying, except trying to look at peoples response time, but if one plays the game, there's always a chance that someone calls it.

[HumbleDuck]

Plant a small explosive device inside drones

Oh, Iran and/or China has our drone?
Boom.

Problem solved.

Usually when one captures a remote Controll device, it's communication systems had already been disabled , it's not like they catch these things with a fishing pole. But what do I know, right?

[Deleted]

this is like territory disputes 101.
party A takes military stuff from party B in what it considers it's territory.
party B sends military stuff into the same area because it considers it international waters.

if they wanna push each other they will start blowing stuff up, but as long as people don't die it's fine and not much will happen.

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It's kind of like how Russia did their plane trolling until someone had enough and shot down one of their planes. Not that much spying, except trying to look at peoples response time, but if one plays the game, there's always a chance that someone calls it.

i'd say spying. they probably want an up to date map of the sea floor with all those artificial islands popping up, for if/when a submarine or navy seals need to go there.

[I Push Buttons]

Usually when one captures a remote Controll device, it's communication systems had already been disabled , it's not like they catch these things with a fishing pole. But what do I know, right?

He's not saying we would detonate it remotely, he is saying rig it to blow if tampered with.

this is like territory disputes 101.
party A takes military stuff from party B in what it considers it's territory.
party B sends military stuff into the same area because it considers it international waters.

if they wanna push each other they will start blowing stuff up, but as long as people don't die it's fine and not much will happen.

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i'd say spying. they probably want an up to date map of the sea floor with all those artificial islands popping up, for if/when a submarine or navy seals need to go there.

Only party B in this case is the entire international community.

[Deleted]

Only party B in this case is the entire international community.

might makes right usually applies in territory disputes.

might as well accept that that sea is now just part of china for all intends and purposes.

[Drew79]

might makes right usually applies in territory disputes.

might as well accept that that sea is now just part of china for all intends and purposes.

I think we need to blow the shit out of China. Show them we are a superpower and they are nothing.