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Expressing grave concern over a US nuclear-powered submarine sustaining damage in the disputed South China Sea, China on Friday demanded Washington to reveal the details and the location of the accident and blamed America’s frequent air and naval sorties in the Indo-Pacific to assert the “freedom of navigation” as the “root cause” of the incident. The USS Connecticut struck an object underwater in the South China Sea (SCS) on Saturday. Eleven sailors on board the submarine were injured in the accident. None of the injuries were life-threatening, a statement from the US Pacific Fleet said on Thursday. It’s unclear what...
