The US government should provide comprehensive explanations and give a detailed description of the incident with the submarine USS USS Connecticut, which in early October faced the underwater mountain in the South China Sea. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wenbin, reports ABC News.
Diplomat demanded from Washington to take a responsible position and answer that the nuclear submarine did in the accident area. Wenbin called on the United States to stop laying provocations, demonstrate the strength and damage to the safety and sovereignty of other countries.
The fact that the American atomic impact submarine faced an unknown subject in the Indo-Pacific region, it became known on October 8. PE happened during the dive. As a result, 11 sailors were injured, they were injured light and moderate severity. According to the US military, the accident did not affect the nuclear power plant.
US relations and China aggravated against the background of competition in the South China Sea and the creation of Aukus defense partnership between Canberra, London and Washington in order to protect the interests of countries in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). Beijing declares that a significant part of international waters in the APR belongs to the PRC. We are talking about controversial seaspaces in the areas of Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and others. The Chinese government is making measures to enhance the control over the sea routes through which world trade is held.