The US military says that through 'direct engagement' with the Chinese, it's 'secured an understanding' that China's navy will return an underwater glider seized in the South China Sea. On Saturday morning, Trump took to Twitter to blast China for, as he described it, ripping the research drone out of the water.Īccording to the Pentagon, the drone was seized Thursday while collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, which China claims virtually in its entirety. Trump tweeted Saturday: 'We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!' His tweet came after the US military announced it had reached an understanding with China for the return of the underwater glider. President-elect Donald Trump says the US should let China keep the US Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea. China should keep the US drone they 'stole', tweets Trump.China says they seized the US drone to ensure safe passing of ships.Chinese Navy warship seizes oceanography drone in South China Sea.
