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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-drone-idUSKBN14526J
China to return seized U.S. drone, says Washington 'hyping up' incident
China will return an underwater U.S. drone seized by a naval vessel this
week in the South China Sea, both countries said on Saturday, but Beijing
complained that Washington had been "hyping up" the incident.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive
approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies,
jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets,
accusing Beijing of stealing the equipment.
"Through direct engagement with Chinese authorities, we have secured an
understanding that the Chinese will return the UUV to the United States,"
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement.
The drone, which the Pentagon said was operating lawfully was collecting
data about the salinity, temperature and clarity of the water about 50
nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay, off the Philippines.
It was seized just as the USNS Bowditch was about to retrieve it, U.S.
officials said.
China's Defense Ministry said a Chinese naval vessel discovered a piece of "
unidentified equipment" and checked it to prevent any navigational safety
issues before discovering it was a U.S. drone.
"China decided to return it to the U.S. side in an appropriate manner, and
China and the U.S. have all along been in communication about it," the
ministry said on its website.
"During this process, the U.S. side's unilateral and open hyping up is
inappropriate, and is not beneficial to the smooth resolution of this issue.
We express regret at this," it added.
'KEEP IT!'
Trump, a Republican who takes office on Jan. 20, waded into the dispute on
Twitter early on Saturday from his seaside resort club Mar-a-Lago in Palm
Beach, Florida, where he plans to spend the holidays.
"China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters -
rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act," he said.
After China said it would return the drone, Jason Miller, a spokesman for
Trump, tweeted a link to a news story, saying: "@realdonaldtrump gets it
done."
There was, however, no evidence that Trump had played any role. U.S.
officials said the negotiations took place in Beijing during the overnight
hours in the United States. Miller did not respond to requests for comment.
Hours later, while riding in a motorcade back to his resort, Trump tweeted
his second jab. "We should tell China that we don't want the drone they
stole back - let them keep it!" he said. |
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