At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 2, a reporter asked questions. The U.S. Navy issued an investigation report stating that a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine hit a seamount while submerging in the South China Sea last month and was damaged. The ships collided.
What's China's response to this?
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that we have repeatedly expressed our serious concern about the accident and demanded that the US adopt a responsible attitude and make detailed explanations to give a satisfactory explanation to the international community and regional countries.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that what we saw was that only a week after the accident, the United States issued an ambiguous statement stating that the nuclear submarine had hit an "unidentified object."
Nearly a month after the accident, he said he had hit an unknown seamount.
The United States has also deliberately blurred the location of the accident as the so-called "international waters in the Indo-Pacific region". It has a clear view of the nuclear submarine’s intention to navigate, the specific location of the accident, whether it is in the exclusive economic zone or even the territorial waters of other countries, whether it has caused a nuclear leak or damage to the marine environment. The issue of serious concerns and misgivings has never been clearly stated, which fully exposes the opacity and irresponsibility of the United States.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that we once again urge the US to explain in detail the circumstances of the accident and fully respond to the concerns and concerns of regional countries.
The key is to stop sending warships and planes to provoke troubles, show off force, and stop actions that damage the sovereignty and security of other countries.
Otherwise, such accidents will probably not be fewer, only more.
(Producing Li Jiali)
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]