Donald Trump Accuses China Of Stealing US Navy Drone, China Fires Back. Photos
China has accused the US of 'hyping up' its seizure of a US Navy drone just hours after Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against the country. Trump took to Twitter on early Saturday morning to lash out at China for seizing the unmanned drone two days ago in the South China Sea.
'China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unpresidented (sic) act,' Trump wrote in a misspelled tweet.
Trump deleted his original tweet, posted at 4.30am, after he was ridiculed online and later issued the same message with the correct spelling.
His inflammatory message came just hours after a Chinese official said the country was in talks with the American military for a 'smooth resolution' over the drone.
But China's Defense Ministry has since changed their tone, hitting back with a biting response as it revealed the drone would be returned.
'China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unpresidented (sic) act,' Trump wrote in a misspelled tweet.
Trump deleted his original tweet, posted at 4.30am, after he was ridiculed online and later issued the same message with the correct spelling.
His inflammatory message came just hours after a Chinese official said the country was in talks with the American military for a 'smooth resolution' over the drone.
But China's Defense Ministry has since changed their tone, hitting back with a biting response as it revealed the drone would be returned.
'China decided to return it to the US side in an appropriate manner, and China and the US have all along been in communication about it,' the statement read. 'During this process, the US side's unilateral and open hyping up is inappropriate and is not beneficial to the smooth resolution of this issue,' it added. 'We express regret at this.'The US said late Saturday that it had 'secured an understanding' through 'direct engagement with Chinese authorities' that the drone would be returned.
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