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U.S. Demands Return of Drone Seized by Chinese WarshipBy HELENE COOPER DEC. 16, 2016Continue reading the main storyWASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Friday that it had issued a formal protest to Beijing demanding the return of an underwater drone seized by a Chinese warship in the South China Sea, an incident that risked increasing tensions in a region already fraught with great-power rivalries.A Defense Department official said that the unmanned underwater vehicle was discovered missing on Thursday when the crew of the United States Navy vessel Bowditch tried to retrieve it.The Bowditch, an oceanographic ship, was operating in international waters and carrying out scientific research, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a potentially delicate international incident.American officials said they were still trying to determine whether the seizure was a low-level action taken by Chinese sailors who spotted the drone or a strategic-level action ordered by more senior Chinese leaders.Continued At: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/politics/us-underwater-drone-china.html
China 'seizes US vessel' in S China SeaThe US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international waters, US officials say.The Chinese navy seized the US underwater research vessel in the South China Sea on Thursday, the US alleges.The incident took place just as the USNS Bowditch, an oceanographic survey ship, was about to retrieve it.The device, dubbed an "ocean glider", was used to test water salinity and temperature, officials say.Continued At: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38347221
