What happened to the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine in the South China Sea?

The US military announced the results of the investigation, claiming to be an unknown submarine mountain

  [Global Network Report] After the US "Seawolf" class attacked the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine collision, the US military finally announced the results of the investigation.

  According to the website of the US Naval Institute (USNI News) on November 1, regarding the cause of the collision of the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine in the South China Sea, the relevant investigation results showed that the nuclear submarine hit an unknown submarine mountain on the bottom of the South China Sea.

  According to the report, a statement issued to the media by the spokesperson of the US Seventh Fleet, Hailee Sims, stated that “the investigation determined that the nuclear submarine'Connecticut' collided with an unknown submarine mountain during its operations in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. "

  In addition, members of the US legislature and two Department of Defense officials familiar with the investigation results told the media on the 1st that the commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Carl Thomas, will review the investigation results before deciding whether to pursue further accountability for the incident.

  On October 2, after the collision accident between the US "Seawolf" class nuclear submarine "Connecticut" in the South China Sea with an underwater unidentified object, the Pentagon kept silent about the cause of the accident, which caused widespread speculation and concern from the outside world.

The U.S. Naval Academy’s website reported on the 27th last month that sources familiar with the preliminary findings revealed that early analysis believed that the "Connecticut" had crashed into a mountain range under the sea.

  In this regard, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian made a clear statement last month that China has repeatedly expressed serious concerns about the relevant incidents and asked the US for clarification.

Zhao Lijian said that for a long time, the United States has been making waves in the South China Sea under the banner of "freedom of navigation", posing a serious threat and a major risk to regional peace and stability.

China and other countries along the coast of the South China Sea have reason to ask the US to answer: What mission is the dispatch of nuclear submarines to quietly dive in the South China Sea this time?

What happened this time?

Why did it hit?

Did it cause a nuclear leak and bring nuclear pollution to the marine environment?

As a party, the United States has the responsibility and obligation to explain in detail the relevant circumstances of the incident and respond to the concerns and doubts of regional countries and the international community.

  Zhao Li insisted that, at the same time, I also want to emphasize that the South China Sea is the common homeland of the countries in the region and should not become a hunting ground for the United States to pursue its own geopolitical interests.

The United States frequently and on a large scale dispatched warships and aircraft to the South China Sea to provoke troubles, flaunt force, undermine the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, and threaten the sovereignty and security of China and other countries.

The United States is the biggest driver of militarization in the South China Sea.

The United States should change its course, stop the above-mentioned wrong actions, and play a positive role in the peace and stability of the South China Sea.