A follow up on yesterday’s breaking of a Chinese submarine encounter with US aircraft carrier, from BBC News:
The US navy has confirmed reports of a close encounter between one of its battle groups and a Chinese submarine in the Pacific late last month.
US Pacific Commander Admiral William Fallon said the incident had had the potential to escalate.
He dismissed as rather sensational a report that a Chinese submarine had stalked the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and its accompanying warships. But he did concede that the Chinese vessel had been close, which left both sides open to the potential for miscalculation. [Full Text]
– Yesterday’s China Sub Stalked US Navy Carrier Group: Report by Reuters
