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Originally Posted by Jinn
They routinely do. That's what 'international waters' are about.
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Yup. During the cold war, there were Russian nuclear missile submarines parked off our coast ready to launch at Washington. We knew about it but couldn't stop 'em because they were in international waters.
And we also had our own nuc boats parked off their coast.
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A couple boats ! = Chinese people != Chinese government. If we raise serious military considerations as a result of a few yokels in boats, we have a bigger issue.
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Three of the five boats you noted in your quote are Chinese government vessels, one of which is a Chinese Navy vessel. The other two are trawlers. Many countries, ours and China included, disguise intelligence boats as trawlers.