China demanded that the United States disclose the coordinates of the incident with the Connecticut submarine to monitor the background radiation
In the Chinese press, referring to government agencies, it is said that official Beijing has drawn up its claims against the United States in the form of a list of documents regarding the incident with the Connecticut nuclear submarine in the South China Sea. Recall that the incident took place on October 2. At first, the United States announced that there were no casualties as a result of a collision with an unidentified object. Then it turned out that on board the USS Connecticut at least 11 crew members were injured. The submarine itself received damage to the bow.
In the Chinese military department, in the specified list of documents, they urge Washington to publish the exact coordinates of the place where the incident with the US Navy nuclear submarine took place.
From the material in a large Chinese edition of The Global Times with reference to the authorities of the PRC:
The US is to release data on the exact location of the collision of the submarine. Otherwise, this will mean only one thing: the American naval forces violate international law and threaten the interests of states that have access to the South China Sea.
China believes that the US concealment of the incident with the Connecticut nuclear submarine may indicate the serious consequences of such an incident. In particular, it is indicated that a collision with an "unidentified object" could lead to an emergency with a radiation leak.
In China:
It is necessary to conduct monitoring in the area where the incident with USS Connecticut occurred for compliance with the radiation background to the norm. The South China Sea is not the Caribbean, where US submarines can afford to do whatever they want. The United States must abandon its hegemonic logic when conducting operations in the World Ocean. Their actions create a dangerous mess.
China called on the international community, together with Beijing, to seek from the United States the truth about the causes of the incident with the Connecticut nuclear submarine. The PRC notes that this is in the interests of the whole world.
GlobalTimes:
The incident with the nuclear submarine is not at all a private affair of the American sailors alone. Complete information is important to the entire international community.
Recall that at the moment the Connecticut submarine is being repaired at the base of the island of Guam.
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