China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday.
China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday.
The sinking at a shipyard earlier this year was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which also said that satellite imagery later showed large floating cranes arriving to salvage it.
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The incident is a setback for China, which is seeking to modernize its navy -- the largest in the world, but which includes many smaller warships such as frigates and corvettes.
"In addition to the obvious questions about training standards and equipment quality, the incident raises deeper questions about the PLA's internal accountability and oversight of China's defense industry -- which has long been plagued by corruption," the official said.
It's pretty funny that even the Chinese military can't trust stuff "Made in China".
There's satellite imagery of the submarine being in the pier and then never returning.
This is Barron's, but it's simply hosting an Agence France-Presse article.
Are you suggesting the WSJ manufactured a quote by a senior US defense official?
It feels to me like you're trying to muddy the waters to run defense for China, something you've routinely done on this platform. Go ahead and link to that ridiculous media chart from the COVID disinformation website again by the way if you want to look even less credible.
Are you suggesting the WSJ manufactured a quote by a senior US defense official?
That is probably not what they meant. Usually when a major paper reports a story hinging on a "tip from an anonymous US official" and the story is bunk, it's not because the paper invented the source but because the source was lying according to instructions from the State Dept.
That's just my understanding though, I'm not trying to say this with any authority. I furthermore have no opinion on this story and will wait for more substantial reporting on it.
MBFC bot, this is the Agence France-Presse. Barron's frequently sources their international news from the AFP, but I know your very existence erases nuance, so I understand how you as a bot wouldn't understand that.