Trump says US should let China keep the drone
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WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday on Twitter the United States should let China keep the US Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea.
"We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!" Trump tweeted a few hours after the US military announced it had reached an understanding with China for the return of the underwater glider.
According to the Pentagon, the drone was seized Thursday while collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, which China claims virtually in its entirety. The US demanded the drone back, calling it an "unlawful seizure" in international waters.
China said its military seized the underwater glider to ensure the safe navigation of passing ships but would give it back.
