Original Title: The U.S. reported that the nuclear submarine hit a seamount while submersing in the South China Sea last month. China responded
[环球时报-环球网报道 记者王盼盼]Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 2nd. A reporter asked that the US released a report saying that a US Navy nuclear submarine hit a sea mountain while submerging in the South China Sea last month, causing it to be severely damaged, instead of colliding with another ship. How to respond?
Wang Wenbin said that we have repeatedly expressed our serious concern about the accident and demanded that the US take a responsible attitude to give a detailed explanation and give a satisfactory explanation to the international community and regional countries. What we see is that only a week after the accident, the United States issued an inexplicable statement saying that the nuclear submarine had hit an “unidentified object”; nearly a month after the accident, it said it had hit an “unknown sea mountain.” The United States also deliberately blurred the location of the accident as the so-called “international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.” The marine environment and other issues of serious external concern and misgivings have never been clearly stated. This fully exposes the opacity and irresponsibility of the United States.
Wang Wenbin said that we once again urge the United States to elaborate on the accident and fully respond to the concerns and doubts of the countries in the region. The key is to stop sending warships and military planes to provoke troubles, show off force, and stop actions that damage the sovereignty and security of other countries. Otherwise, such accidents may be feared. No less, only more.
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