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According to our buddy, Kristina Wong at The Hill<\/a>, the Chinese Navy has seized a US Navy unmanned underwater craft;<\/p>\n

The USS Bowditch, a survey ship, was preparing to retrieve its unmanned drone out of the water, as part of their typical mission to collect data on the ocean and weather patterns, the official said. The drone had surfaced and sent out a signal as to its location per normal operations, the official said. <\/p>\n

A Chinese ship that had been shadowing the Bowditch then dropped its own small boat in the water and swooped in to grab the drone, the official said. <\/p>\n

The Bowditch crew then called over to the Chinese ship to ask for their equipment back. The Chinese crew confirmed receipt of the message, but began driving away, leaving with the drone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, the State Department has filed a strongly-worded rebuke and the Navy says that the matter is firmly in the hands of John Kerry. He’ll probably trade away half of the Pacific Fleet as tribute to his Chinese masters. C’mon, January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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