Report: Chinese ships confronted Kitty Hawk

[GreatAmerican]

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A Chinese attack submarine and destroyer shadowed U.S. warships in November in the Taiwan Strait, sparking a 28-hour standoff that brought the group to a battle-ready halt in the tense waters, a report in a Taiwan daily said Tuesday.</p>

<p>The confrontation occurred as the Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and other ships in its battle group were heading back to Japan following China’s sudden cancellation of a long-scheduled holiday port call in Hong Kong, the China Times said, citing U.S. military sources.</p>

<p>The carrier strike group encountered Chinese destroyer Shenzhen and a Song-class sub in the strait on Nov. 23, causing the group to halt and ready for battle, as the Chinese vessels also stopped amid the 28-hour confrontation, the Chinese-language daily reported…

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[sealion0101]

<p>Is it reasonable to assume that carrier groups have personnel aboard who speak Chinese?</p>

<p>Or would all of the contact and negotiations take place in English?</p>