Beijing seeks answers on US sub-crash in South China Sea – Times of India

BEIJING: Expressing grave concern over the damage of a US nuclear-powered submarine in the disputed South China Sea, China on Friday called on Washington to disclose the details and location of the crash and continued US air and naval operations in the Indo-Pacific region. attributed to flights. Emphasize “freedom of navigation” as the “root cause” of the event. USS Connecticut hits an object underwater South China Sea on Saturday. 11 sailors aboard the submarine were injured in the accident. None of the injuries were life-threatening, a statement from US Pacific Fleet said on Thursday. It is unclear what would have struck the Seawolf-class submarine while submerged. “The submarine is in safe and stable condition. USS Connecticut’s nuclear propulsion plant and location were not affected and are fully operational,” the US Navy statement said.
Asked for their response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman zhao lijian China is seriously concerned about this incident. “As the party involved, the US must explain in specific details what happened, including the exact location of the incident, the navigation intent of the US side, details of the incident, the object the submarine collided with, whether the collision resulted in a nuclear leak.” Damaged local marine environment, etc.” zhao said. He alleged that America has been messing with it for a long time. scs In the name of “freedom of navigation”, which poses a grave threat and great risk to regional peace and stability. He said, ‘This is the root cause of this incident.
“China and other countries around the South China Sea can’t help but ask what really happened and what America’s intentions are,” he said. The spokesperson also used the opportunity to criticize the Ocus Security Coalition announced by the US, UK and Australia.

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