"Getting to Know the Chinese Navy" Topic

"The Obama administration very much wants a diplomatic success somewhere in the world. So when the president orders the head of the U.S. Navy to meet with his Chinese counterpart and find areas of cooperation, it is neither surprising nor inappropriate. But the possibility that the Chinese Navy will gain real insight into how our aircraft carriers operate is worrying our Pacific allies and could compromise our security.

The order to sit down with China's Admiral Wu Shengli came from the president through Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to the chief of naval operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, last year. It followed Obama's meeting with Chinese president Xi at Sunnylands in June 2013. Greenert then met with Admiral Wu in September 2013—the first of four meetings—and they identified eight areas of possible cooperation.

The first was an unprecedented invitation to China to participate in the 2014 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, the biennial naval maneuvers that are the world's largest. This year RIMPAC involved 22 nations, 49 surface ships, and 6 submarines. China sent four warships to the maneuvers, which took place in June and July off Hawaii. But in an unexplained display of—something—China also sent an electronic intelligence ship to spy on the exercises…"
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Did they really think China wouldn't be trying to spy? Most of Chinese tech development of the last 20 years has ripped off other nations. India at least creates its own.

India at least creates its own.

Not really. They mainly import foreign stuff and then licence produce things. They're generally completely inefficient and completely incompetent.