US Defense official: Chinese warship stole US underwater drone

[Winston]

President elect just tweeted, "We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!"

Possibly correctly reacting to this from China:

Chinese demands ‘to come with handover of seized US drone’
Beijing may insist US roll back surveillance in disputed waters (the waters AREN'T disputed, they are WAY out in INTERNATIONAL waters - W) amid fears of more tension during transition in Washington, analysts say

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dip...&utm_content=20161219&utm_campaign=scmp_today

The saga took another turn on Sunday when US president-elect Donald Trump tweeted: “We should tell China that we don’t want the drone they stole back – let them keep it.”

Yuan Zheng, a US affairs specialist from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Beijing would convey to Washington its dissatisfaction over the US’ close reconnaissance activities in the South China Sea.

Zhang Zhexin, a professor from the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, said he expected it would take about 10 days for the drone to be returned.

From elsewhere:

Beijing will “strike back firmly” if Trump as president openly challenges China’s core interests like Taiwan, Tibet, the South China Sea and the East China Sea (once again, INTERNATIONAL WATERS - W), said Shi Yinhong, director of the Center on American Studies at Renmin University in Beijing and an adviser to China’s State Council, the cabinet. Options include recalling the ambassador, stopping international cooperation, fighting a trade war -- even severing diplomatic ties.

 

[Onebadhawk]

Yep, the next four years will definitely not be dull...:shock:

+1.........

Teddy

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Yep, the next four years will definitely not be dull...:shock:

+1.........

Teddy

The excitement is almost too much to bear.

 

[Winston]

Planes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day
More than 20 cities have entered a state of red alert since Friday evening
20 Dec 2016

https://www.atimes.com/article/beijing-posts-smog-red-alert-city-december-20/

More than 20 cities have entered a state of red alert since Friday evening, implementing emergency measures aimed at cutting emissions and protecting public health from the toxic miasma.

In Shijiazhuang, the capital of northern Hebei province, planes could not take off or land, according to a post on a verified social media account of the city’s international airport.

Levels of PM 2.5 – microscopic particles harmful to human health – climbed to 844 in the area, according to the website aqicn.org.

The number is almost 34 times the World Health Organization’s recommended maximum exposure level of 25 over a 24-hour period.

On the previous day, the count of PM 10, larger particles that contribute to the thick haze, was off the charts, exceeding the maximum reading of 999.

The full truth on the drone incident with some humor aimed at the Chinese media (i.e., government) coverage:

China Steals US Navy Drone (and some previous incidents) | China Uncensored

[video=youtube;kNDcBo1AXro]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNDcBo1AXro[/video]