How do you guys think WW3 is going to start?
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) said in a news release this week that it made contact with four Chinese naval vessels near the coast of Alaska.
"Crews interacted with local, national and international vessels throughout the Arctic. During the deployment, Bertholf and Kimball observed four ships from the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operating as close as 46 miles off the Aleutian Island coast," USCG said in a statement. "While the ships were within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, they followed international laws and norms and at no point entered U.S. territorial waters."
That's nice. At least they were following international laws while cruising less than 50 miles from America.
I'm sure Emperor Xi and the Chinese commies really, really care about obeying arbitrary codes agreed upon by random cohorts of international power brokers.
"The PLAN task force included a guided missile cruiser, a guided missile destroyer, a general intelligence vessel, and an auxiliary vessel. The Chinese vessels conducted military and surveillance operations during their deployment to the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean," the statement added. "All interactions between the U.S. Coast Guard and PLAN were in accordance with international standards set forth in the Western Pacific Naval Symposium's Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea and Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea."
Basically, the Coast Guard is saying everything is fine because we're all fine and everything is fine so stop thinking everything isn't fine.
At least this isn't part of a pattern, right?
The statement comes as China has shown increased aggression toward the United States under the Biden administration, including mocking and disrespecting the U.S. on U.S. soil earlier this year. Biden faced harsh criticism after the meeting.
Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service released a report about the expansion of China's navy, saying that it is a top issue that U.S. officials are concerned about.
Don't worry, not much at stake here -- just the future of the world!
