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Astonishing moment Chinese warship cuts off US destroyer and misses it by 150 YARDS in Taiwan Strait during US and Canadian drills... as Beijing accuses THEM of 'deliberately provoking risk'
2023-06-04
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The Chinese warship had came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung Hoon

  • The U.S. destroyer is currently in the Taiwan Strait as part of a joint Canada-US mission

  • The video comes after a U.S. official said Washington would not stand for any 'coercion and bullying'

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Posted by:Skidmark

#7  #4 - expect a removal of all DOD staff and POTUS replacement if that happens. It's not like we didn't know ahead of time.

"Didn't they see our Pride flag and Pronouns!" won't fly
Posted by: Frank G   2023-06-04 17:50  

#6  The USN has recently conducted a couple of live collision drills, for practice. The Chinese? Not so much! /sarc
Posted by: Bobby   2023-06-04 17:15  

#5  I don’t think our ship would have sunk in that situation. The US ship was likely at GQ with material condition set. All the watertight fittings were likely in good shape. I have no idea what kind of shipyard the Chinese ship came out of, how well watertight integrity was set and whether the crew could respond to flooding. Sooner or later we will find out.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-04 14:27  

#4  Our crew will be taken prisoner and transported back to the mainland. Washington will do nothing.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-04 14:06  

#3  I expect an 'accidental collision' soon. The Chinese can afford the loss.
Posted by: magpie   2023-06-04 13:30  

#2  They will eventually sink one or more of ours and we will issue strong protests, nothing more.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-04 06:39  

#1  Video
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-06-04 05:34  

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