CHINESE NAVY RETURNED SEIZED UNDERWATER DRONE TO THE USA.

THE CHINESE NAVY HANDED BACK AN AMERICAN UNDERWATER DRONE IT HAD SIEZED,  RETURNING THE DEVICE TO THE USA ON DECEMBER 18, 2016. THE INCIDENT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH BOTH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM FOR CONDUCT BETWEEN NAVIES AT SEA.  CHINA`S OPAQUE POLICY MAKING,  ESPESIALLY  ON MILITRY ISSUES, HAS LEFT OUTSIDERS GUESSING ABOUT WHO AUTHORISED THE SEIZURE, WHETHER THE ACT WAS MEANT TO SEND A MESSAGE.