The report indicated that at least “22 contacts were recorded with vessels suspected to be Chinese attack submarines patrolling outside Beijing’s territorial waters last year,” and warned that the “implicit focus” of China’s navy appears to be “to control highly sensitive sea lines of communication.”
O relatório indicou que pelo menos “foram registados 22 contactos com navios suspeitos de serem submarinos de ataque chineses a patrulharem fora das águas territoriais de Pequim, no ano passado”, e advertiu que o “foco implícito” da marinha chinesa parece ser “controlar linhas marítimas de comunicação bastante sensíveis”.