A new type of conventional submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy takes part in a naval parade staged to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the PLA Navy on the sea off Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on April 23, 2019. Photo: Xinhua
Newsweek: China Submarines Used U.K. Warships for Target Practice, State Media Claims
China's nuclear-powered submarines may have been using the U.K.'s aircraft carrier group for target practice before intentionally revealing themselves to British warships, a Communist Party newspaper said on Monday.
The report by the state-owned tabloid the Global Times cited unnamed experts in a direct response to a report out of London claiming the Chinese submarines had been detected "stalking" the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group (CSG) during its deployment to Asia.
The Daily Express reported on Monday that sonar operators onboard HMS Kent and HMS Richmond, two frigates that form part of HMS Queen Elizabeth's escort fleet, detected a pair of PLA Navy Type 093 submarines shadowing the carrier group from the South China Sea into the Western Pacific.
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Update: Chinese nuclear attack subs 'stalking' Britain's new aircraft carrier across Pacific (Daily Express)
WNU Editor: China's response to these reports has been vague. On the one hand denying these reports, on the other hand admitting it happen .... Media report claiming UK carrier group spots PLA submarines ‘not credible’ (Global Times).
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