The confrontation happened back in November, and as the retired general notes a) it’s probably connected to China’s refusing our ships a traditional port visit to Hong Kong over Thanksgiving and b) cat and mouse games on the seas aren’t all that uncommon. The US battle group’s response — halting and remaining in confrontation mode for 28 hours — probably is unusual though. That response might be tied to the incident in which a Chinese sub was reported to have surfaced within the Kitty Hawk battle group last year. Any squids in the readership want to chime in?
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