Chinese spy ship arrives at giant U.S.-led naval exercise off the coast of Hawaii

[Oldman1]

With American once is enought no need next time And why Vietnam was not invited instead of American's strategic competitor? ,

You can never have enough, after all with new technologies or ships introduced.

 

[BoQ77]

My educated guess is that Vietnam is insignificant in the eyes of the US.

I guess Brunei equal China Navy.

China feel that they are insignificant in the eyes of the US too, so they add 1 more surveillance ship to unofficially join the exercise

 

[Jlaw]

I guess Brunei equal China Navy.

US is saying Brunei is more significant than vietnam.

 

[BoQ77]

cheap separatism ...
We are happy with our ASEAN friend.
Do you means Thailand, the country own A/C earlier than China same, insignificant ?

Vietnam Navy, so weak, we fear that the Pacific big waves could sink our warships ... so we never think about send ship far from home. Better we go around in our sea area to protect it.

 

[sweetgrape]

Next time, you would be not invited. Bye bye !!!

Seems you are very sure, whether you have ask you Papa?!

 

[BoQ77]

Seems you are very sure, whether you have ask you Papa?!

Do you want to spoil with this post ?
The forum stand for insulting like your way? you are so uneducated @sweetgrape

 

[sweetgrape]

Do you want to spoil with this post ?
The forum stand for insulting like your way? you are so uneducated @sweetgrape

Oh, seems you are very educated! you are not American, why can't you sure they don't invite us? seems the matter have nothing with you, it is thing between China and USA, don't jump up and down too exciting.

 

[BoQ77]

Oh, seems you are very educated! you are not American, why can't you sure they don't invite us? seems the matter have nothing with you, it is thing between China and USA, don't jump up and down too exciting.

Don't ask before you really know how to respect the host.
Other countries still comment on MH-17 incident, no matter whether their citizen on board or not.

We are in Asia Pacific region too, right ?

Why China criticize the exercise between Japan and USA ?
Why China criticize Kilo-class submarine purchase order of Vietnam to Russia?
Why China ask SOK not to sell fighters to Phillipines ?

Is that their business ?

 

[sweetgrape]

Don't ask before you really know how to respect the host.

Hehe, Chinese ship enter into American water territory? and don't be that fool, ok, American never stop doing same thing to China, why take the affair too serious, when you say I am uneducated, I also say, you know sh!t, although seems you are "educated".

 

[BoQ77]

Hehe, Chinese ship enter into American water territory? and don't be that fool, ok, American never stop doing same thing to China, why take the affair too serious, when you say I am uneducated, I also say, you know sh!t, although seems you are "educated".

You should find where I trying to insult your guys, your country ?
Never use Papa, Mama, Shlt .. dirty words ... that's so disgusting to communicate that way ...

You could be educated guy in real life, but what you acted here, show us the contrast.

That's why I call you as uneducated.

 

[BoQ77]

China Is Spying on RIMPAC
Despite being a participant in RIMPAC, China has sent an electronic surveillance ship to spy on the maritime exercise.

By Zachary Keck
July 20, 2014

China has sent an electronic surveillance ship to spy on the Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise, the U.S. Navy has announced.

On Friday, USNI News reported that a Dongdiao-class auxiliary general intelligence (AGI) ship arrived in waters right near the exercise just days before it began. According to USNI News, which quoted unnamed sources, that the ship is “designed to gather electronic and communication data from surrounding vessels and aircraft.”

The U.S. Pacific Command refused to confirm the exact type of ship that China had sent, or speculate about its purpose. However, Capt. Darryn James, a spokesman for U.S. Pacific Fleet, told USNI News on Friday: “The U.S. Pacific Fleet has been monitoring a Chinese navy surveillance ship operating in the vicinity of Hawaii outside U.S. territorial seas…. We expect this ship will remain outside of U.S. territorial seas and not operate in a manner that disrupts the ongoing Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise.”

As The Diplomat has previously reported, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is participating in RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval exercise, for the first time this year. According to news reports, China has the second largest fleet at the exercise after the U.S. (and not counting, the uninvited AGI). According to Bloomberg Businessweek, it is comprised of the missile destroyer Haikou, the missile frigate Yueyang, the supply vessel Qiandaohu, the Peace Ark hospital ship, two helicopters and a dive unit, along with 1,100 personnel.

China sent a similar AGI ship to spy on RIMPAC last time it was held in 2012. It wasn’t an official participant in the exercise that time around.

On Saturday, Capt. James– the U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson– sought to downplay the presence of the ship. “It has not entered the territorial seas of the U.S. and it is in accordance with international law regarding freedom of navigation,” Capt. James said in a statement released to the Wall Street Journal. He explained that the ship was in Hawaii’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The U.S. maintains that freedom of navigation for all international ships extend to countries’ EEZs, and it has long maintained ships inside China’s EEZ.

While noting that China had not informed the U.S. that the ship would be deployed there beforehand, Capt. James said, “We are not surprised that it’s here…. We’ve taken all precautions necessary to protect our critical information.”

China’s Ministry of Defense also told the Wall Street Journal that the PLA’s ships respect international law. “China respects the rights enjoyed by all relevant coastal states under international law, and hopes that relevant countries respect the rights enjoyed by Chinese ships according to the law.” Beijing has long opposed U.S. Navy operations within its own EEZ.

 

[xunzi]

LOL

 

[Raphael]

On Saturday, Capt. James– the U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson– sought to downplay the presence of the ship. “It has not entered the territorial seas of the U.S. and it is in accordance with international law regarding freedom of navigation,” Capt. James said in a statement released to the Wall Street Journal. He explained that the ship was in Hawaii’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The U.S. maintains that freedom of navigation for all international ships extend to countries’ EEZs, and it has long maintained ships inside China’s EEZ.

Lol, they are trapped by their own logic. The US has long maintained that EEZs must still permit "freedom of navigation" for foreign vessels, so now they can't criticize China for following this principle. At least they are consistent.

 

[Oldman1]

Lol, they are trapped by their own logic. The US has long maintained that EEZs must still permit "freedom of navigation" for foreign vessels, so now they can't criticize China for following this principle. At least they are consistent.

Actually China is trapped in their own logic.
“China respects the rights enjoyed by all relevant coastal states under international law, and hopes that relevant countries respect the rights enjoyed by Chinese ships according to the law.” Beijing has long opposed U.S. Navy operations within its own EEZ.

So hopefully China will stop harassing American ships in China's waters if they truly believed in respecting our rights just like we are respecting theirs. We are not going to ram or stop in front of a Chinese ship.

 

[Raphael]

Actually China is trapped in their own logic.
“China respects the rights enjoyed by all relevant coastal states under international law, and hopes that relevant countries respect the rights enjoyed by Chinese ships according to the law.” Beijing has long opposed U.S. Navy operations within its own EEZ.

So hopefully China will stop harassing American ships in China's waters if they truly believed in respecting our rights just like we are respecting theirs. We are not going to ram or stop in front of a Chinese ship.

You have no right to be in our waters. Your misguided understanding of your legal entitlements are becoming more and more insane.