Chinese Attack Submarine Stalked The Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan (Updated)

CNN: Chinese submarine tracked U.S. aircraft carrier off Japan

Washington (CNN)An American aircraft carrier was closely tracked by a Chinese submarine off the coast of Japan last month, a U.S. defense official said, in the latest example of the test of wills between the two countries in the waters of the Pacific.

A submerged Chinese Kilo-class fast-attack submarine shadowed the USS Ronald Reagan for at least half a day on October 24, the official said.

He did not say how close the two vessels came to each other, but he noted, "It was more than a brief encounter."

There was no indication of threatening behavior, and no communications exchanged between the two craft, he said, but American anti-submarine aircraft monitored the Chinese vessel.

Chinese officials have not yet commented on the matter.

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Update #2: Chinese Attack Sub Allegedly Tails US Aircraft Carrier (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: I expect this type of "tracking" to intensify as both countries position themselves on the many border disputes in the region.