US (Pentagon) plays down incident at sea with Chinese vessels (cat-and-mouse game on the Yellow Sea)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/5/09 | Pauline Jelinek - ap

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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon Tuesday played down a confrontation between Chinese vessels and one of its Navy surveillance ships, taking a decidedly more low-key tone than during similar incidents two months ago.

In what has become almost a routine cat-and-mouse game on the seas, there have been four incidents in the past month in which Chinese-flagged fishing vessels maneuvered too close to two unarmed ships crewed by civilians and used by the Pentagon to do underwater surveillance and submarine hunting missions, two defense officials said. ..

The Pentagon did release a brief statement on the latest confrontation in which two Chinese fishing vessels came dangerously close — to within 30 yards — of the USNS Victorious Friday as it was operating in the Yellow Sea.

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This photograph released by the US Navy in March 2009 shows two Chinese trawlers stopped directly in front of the military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable. Chinese fishing boats engaged in "dangerous" maneuvers near a US Navy ship in international waters off China, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest provocative encounter with American surveillance vessels. (AFP/NVNS/File)

[NormsRevenge]

just a little 'countersurveillance' going on is all,, they been using fishing trawlers for years for intelligence work I reckun.. Move along.. ;-)

This US Navy photo shows the ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable. Chinese fishing boats engaged in "dangerous" maneuvers near a US Navy ship in international waters off China, in the latest provocative encounter with American surveillance vessels, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. (AFP/NVNS-HO/File)

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Likely just trying to withdraw some of their U.S.A. investment money...

[Towed_Jumper]

“This photograph released by the US Navy in March 2009 shows two Chinese trawlers stopped directly in front of the military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable.”

Solution: Ram them...then send a diplomatic apology that our crappy USNS ships where “Made in China” and the brakes failed.

Payback for forcing down our P3 Orion a few years ago and making the US take it apart to be shipped home in pieces instead of granting it permission to fly back home.

I say !@#$ the Chinese!

[Non-Sequitur]

In what has become almost a routine cat-and-mouse game on the seas, there have been four incidents in the past month in which Chinese-flagged fishing vessels maneuvered too close to two unarmed ships crewed by civilians and used by the Pentagon to do underwater surveillance and submarine hunting missions, two defense officials said. ..

Hmmm, surprised they're still there. I would have predicted that Obama would pull the ships out rather than chance a confrontation. But he hasn't caved. Yet.

[NormsRevenge]

lol.

Must be some mighty good ‘fishing’ in them waters.

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