{"id":107354,"date":"2024-09-27T02:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107354"},"modified":"2024-09-27T02:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:35:50","slug":"china-covered-up-sinking-of-newest-submarine-us-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107354","title":{"rendered":"China Covered Up Sinking Of Newest Submarine: US Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"AFP4301595682954521534583770383558571265196\">\n<p>\n      <span class=\"textresizer__label\">Text size<\/span><br \/>\n      <button id=\"js-textresizer--dec\" aria-label=\"Decrease Text Size\" role=\"button\" value=\"minus symbol\" class=\"textresizer__button textresizer__button--dec\"\/><br \/>\n      <button id=\"js-textresizer--inc\" aria-label=\"Increase Text Size\" role=\"button\" value=\"plus symbol\" class=\"textresizer__button textresizer__button--inc\"\/>\n    <\/p>\n<p>China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The sinking at a shipyard earlier this year was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which also said that satellite imagery later showed large floating cranes arriving to salvage it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not surprising that the PLA Navy would try to conceal the fact that their new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank pierside,&#8221; the senior US defense official said on condition of anonymity, referring to Beijing&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army Navy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition to the obvious questions about training standards and equipment quality, the incident raises deeper questions about the PLA&#8217;s internal accountability and oversight of China&#8217;s defense industry &#8212; which has long been plagued by corruption,&#8221; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is a setback for China, which is seeking to modernize its navy &#8212; the largest in the world, but which includes many smaller warships such as frigates and corvettes.<\/p>\n<p>The United States and Britain are meanwhile working to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines &#8212; a move that would expand the pool of countries with the advanced undersea vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has been critical of the effort, which also envisages jointly developing advanced warfighting capabilities and is seen as a strategic answer to Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>wd\/st<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/china-covered-up-sinking-of-newest-submarine-us-official-aa50ae23\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text size China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday. 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