{"id":2271844,"date":"2024-06-19T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwanese-fishermen-catch-chinese-nuclear-submarine-surfacing\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T17:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:39:14","slug":"taiwanese-fishermen-catch-chinese-nuclear-submarine-surfacing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwanese-fishermen-catch-chinese-nuclear-submarine-surfacing\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwanese fishermen spot Chinese nuclear submarine emerging from the water"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwanese-fishermen-catch-chinese-nuclear-submarine-surfacing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Taiwan closely monitored a Chinese nuclear submarine, identified as a Type 094 or Jin class,\u200c which surfaced unexpectedly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-speaks-on-border-crisis-from-banks-of-rio-grande-river\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz speaks on border crisis from banks of Rio Grande River\">shallow waters<\/a> of the Taiwan Strait early\u200c one Tuesday. The\u2063 sighting occurred about 25 nautical miles from\u200b Quemoy Island, close \u2063to \u2062the median line between Taiwan \u2063and China. The submarine&#8217;s appearance, capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-undeterred-in-nuclear-talks-after-iran-attacks-us-outpost-in-iraq\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Undeterred in Nuclear Talks After Iran Attacks US Outpost in Iraq\">launching ballistic missiles<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-about-israels-military\/\" title=\"Israel's military: All you need to know about the war.\">nuclear \u2062warheads<\/a>, was first noticed by\u2062 a squid fishing boat crew, who managed to photograph the vessel. Shortly after its spotting, a \u2064warship \u200bwas\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">reported<\/a> to \u200bescort\u200c the submarine back towards the mainland. According \u2064to\u200c Taiwan\u2063 Defense Minister Wellington Koo,\u200c the\u2063 Taiwanese\u200d military had a\u200c comprehensive understanding\u200c of the\u2063 situation, underlining the \u200bsignificant surveillance \u2062and \u2064reconnaissance efforts undertaken.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Taiwan\">Taiwan<\/a> said it \u201cclosely monitored\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chinese\">Chinese<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-submarine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"nuclear submarine\">nuclear submarine<\/a> that surfaced in the shallow waters of the\u00a0Taiwan Strait early Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The submarine surprised the crew of a squid boat, which took pictures of the vessel. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket during the closing session of the National People\u2019s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The images showed the black hull of a Type 094 submarine, also known as the Jin class, <em>Newsweek <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-nuclear-submarine-taiwan-strait-penghu-pescadores-islands-1914021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. The Jin class, six of which are in service, can launch ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads and are sometimes referred to as \u201cboomers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The submarine was seen around 5 a.m., about 25 nautical miles from Quemoy Island, just west of the median line that separates Taiwan and China. <\/p>\n<p>Soon after the Jin class was spotted,\u00a0another warship was seen escorting it toward the mainland, the <em>South China Morning Post <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3267228\/why-did-chinese-nuclear-powered-submarine-suddenly-surface-taiwan-strait\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0 The submarine did not submerge again, the fishermen said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military had a comprehensive understanding of the situation through relevant intelligence and reconnaissance methods,\u201d Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo said without speculating on the crew\u2019s intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese military experts said there\u00a0could\u00a0be many reasons as to why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-worlds-first-torpedo-strike\/\" title=\"The World\u2019s First Torpedo Strike\">submarine surfaced<\/a>, including routine maintenance, a technical malfunction, or perhaps a deliberate show of force. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNuclear submarines like the Type 094 have specialized missions and typically avoid surfacing due to their sensitivity and the need for stealth,\u201d Ying-yu Lin, a professor of international relations and strategic studies at Tamkang University in New Taipei, told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>Zivon Wang, a military analyst at the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies, said he believes the submarine surfacing was \u201clikely a routine transit for a mission switch or maintenance at the shipyard in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/military\/article\/3228861\/chinas-navy-includes-civilian-ferry-military-transport-drill?module=inline&#038;pgtype=article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bohai Sea<\/a> given its northward trajectory from its base on the southern coast of Hainan in the South China Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The submarine\u2019s reported location has a depth of just 147 feet, <em>Newsweek <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense\u2019s annual report on China\u2019s power\u00a0called the Jin-class submarine the country\u2019s \u201cfirst credible sea-based nuclear deterrent.\u201d Earlier Jin-class boats, which were fitted with the JL-2 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, were capable of reaching Alaska from the South China Sea.  <\/p>\n<p>Beijing later armed the Jin class with the longer-range JL-3, putting the United States in its sights with an estimated range of over 6,000 miles, said Adm. Sam Paparo, leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and then-head of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in 2022. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan monitored a Chinese nuclear submarine that surfaced in the Taiwan Strait, surprising a squid boat crew who photographed it. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping was seen adjusting his jacket at the National People\u2019s Congress&#8217;s closing session<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2271845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WB.whitehouse2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WB.whitehouse2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}