USS Connecticut (SSN 22) is shown in this 2011 file photo at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. © Flickr/US Navy/MC Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Aguirre
Global Times: US, allies’ subs in S.China Sea could bring ‘nuke disaster’
A senior Chinese expert on the maritime issue raised questions on the announcement the US 7th Fleet made about a US submarine collision in the South China Sea, as well as concerns over the increasing military presence of the US and its allies in the region, as they could bring more danger and accidents to the region, and would even cause a "nuclear disaster."
Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for the South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), made comments in Beijing on Wednesday at a press briefing hosted by the NISCSS and China-Southeast Asia Research Center on the South China Sea (CSARC).
The briefing introduced the Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance 2021 that was held in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province on November 9 and 10.
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WNU Editor: This same Chinese naval expert is also issuing a warning on this .... US stepping up operations in South China Sea, researchers say (SCMP).
