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Seized drone used for spying by US, China says
Days after agreeing to return a seized drone, known as an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), belonging to the US, Chinese authorities have revealed that the drone was part of spying efforts by America in and around the China Sea.
The overseas edition of the ruling Communist Party’s People’s Daily said in a commentary on Monday that the USNS Bowditch, which was operating the drone, was a “serial offender” when it came to spying operations against China.
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“The downplaying of the actions of the drone cannot cover up the real intentions in the background,” it said.
“This drone which floated to the surface in the South China Sea is the tip of the iceberg of U.S. military strategy, including towards China.”
But the Pentagon said the drone was operating lawfully, collecting data about the salinity, temperature and clarity of the water about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay, off the Philippines when it was seized by China.
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