Chinese Warship FOLLOWS HMS Queen Elizabeth, Then THIS Happened...

[@AlanJenkinson-d2g]

The dialogue was repeated so often that the video could have been edited to 5 minutes and wouldn't have lost any content.

[@ianhaydn8130]

Many have underestimated the Brits in history to their sorrow. The Chinese should understand that their military is untested in history. That is not the case with Western militaries. Just because you have a race car doesn't mean you have the skill to drive it.

[@Cat-bg2ge]

Yeah, the war monger's have way more experience and the two British country's are a famous tag-team.

[@dennisrichards7994]

ha ha ha what a laugh , the UK are not even fleas to china , you poms need to wake up , it you lot that should not underestimate the power of China !!!

[@pduffy421]

@@Cat-bg2ge The non-British Globalist Bankers are the war mongers not the British people.

[@digital7416]

​@@Cat-bg2gesomeone sounds salty 😂

[@johnhamilton5431]

A cheap knock off race car at that

[@anandmorris]

It was actually all a huge misunderstanding. The chinese destroyer was simply delivering sweet & sour pork with spring rolls to the Royal Navy.

[@MrJohnyysmith]

It is not 'THE' His Majesty's Ship' it is simply 'HMS'

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

Thanks Mr. Johnyy 😊

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Its The Royal Navy. and as you stated HMS ...

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

The Chinese destroyer look more like a version of a Tyconderoa ..

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

No. It's His Royal Jug Ears Ship.

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

It’s He is Master of us Slaves, because of his birth not because of merit.

[@terryhayward7905]

The tradition sphere of operation of the British Navy, is basically, the world, considering that the UK has at one time or another been active in 90% of the world.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Our British Navy still rule the waves

[@pashvonderc381]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Royal Navy still sounds better

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@pashvonderc381 Fine then, lad. Royal Navy

[@pashvonderc381]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 cheers mate…

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@pashvonderc381 Rule Britannia 🇬🇧🟥👑🚢

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

Someone tell Winnie the Pooh, he's gonna need more than a single Destroyer.

[@michaelcarney6280]

Love it 😂😂😂

[@paulreynolds2898]

@@michaelcarney6280 Well I hope you are paying huge amounts of tax

[@johnread6730]

@@paulreynolds2898 oh we do but it doesn't go into the military, it all goes to Sadiq Khan major of londons mates bank accounts

[@oldguy217]

I imagine that destroyer is only the eyes on target for the entire Chinese military if needed. The same reason militat vehicles are trailed around the world by all military powers. Nothing unusual, Except its only provocation when outside the west does it.

[@madjackpatciderhouserules8436]

Imagine the Western nations doing exactly what the Chinese are doing at the moment, they would have their panties in a bunch.😂😂

[@franki7]

its been happening for decades just like we do when ship enter uk waters

[@WhiteIkiryo-yt2it]

I guess China didn't think about the Submarine escort...

[@JeremyPritchard-we4dz]

I'd bank they knew it weeks before.

[@grahamlongley8298]

@@JeremyPritchard-we4dz Yes they followed it back to scotland because the chinese bits in it broke down

[@leehotspur9679]

Chinese and Ruzzian 😆subs have Tugs as escorts

[@Legin1970]

​maybe but we built two aircraft carriers that always breakdown,infact 1 of them is spare parts for the others,also there not the onlyones either,so I'm sorry to say you speak pure shite,maybe you should check before you slate others,funny how a rusdian sub sits of our shores before showing itself,do u not relise russia has been testing uk reaction times for years,now they know how we work,it would be intriguing to say,we'd proabley be hit before hitting back

[@Ryel55538]

😂😂😂😂​@@leehotspur9679

[@MySteaming]

Looking at that little Chinese Ship, I'd be surprised if it carries more than a crew of TWO. 😂

[@grahamlongley8298]

That is one more than ours

[@eldridgep2]

That "little Chinese ship" carries enough missiles to sink half of that fleet. Don't underestimate them, they have a different doctrine to ours and by numbers of vessels the largest navy in the world. However this stuff happens all the time and is just posturing.

[@michaelatkins4501]

@@eldridgep2 true they are brainwashed fanatics. If Winnie the Pooh tells them to die for him because he doesn’t like the colour of the ship, then they will

[@colinstewart1432]

No Chinese people are quite small, it's a crew of three at least. 🤣

[@beggjd]

If it only has a crew of two, then who is manning the oars?🤣

[@leesmith7883]

a lot of people forget that the UK was a global military power and will become one again once our other vessels start rolling off the production line,our new subs are top of the line and have more advanced tech than the new american subs, i just hope the new labour government does not halt the program.

[@Patient-Unknown]

Issue is having the man power to work all these fancy things.

[@stephenchappell7512]

@leesmith7883 Actually former Con Party PM David Cameron is widely regarded as being the worst ever postwar PM regarding defence procurement blunders

[@BrianM78]

Don't be silly.

[@BasicModelling]

The Swedes have better submarines..

[@MickRiley]

​@david-rg7zz I am not sure you are clued up on history. To say Britain was never a superpower is ridiculous even laughable, try some research before making ridiculous quotes. As for now the UK does need to up its games, as since the years since the wall came down we trimmed back too much, time will tell how big a force is needed so let's just sit back and see. Oh are you even british by the way, a lot of new accounts seem to have popped up recently using English names?

[@RB-n6c]

I bet the Chinese didn't detect any of our submarines.

[@grahamlongley8298]

Of course they did not. Neither could our own ships. They were all at home because we could not afford to send them to sea.

[@NordicMeatShield]

@@grahamlongley8298 There is always at least one nuclear sub at sea

[@grahamlongley8298]

@@NordicMeatShield Read the news. It was reported that NO nuc subs were at sea due to lack of crews & delays in maintenance & resources to put them to sea. The report listed all or subs & stated that they were all docked at faslane. Cost concerns also stated

[@leehotspur9679]

@@grahamlongley8298 Is that true or did you heaarthat from the BBC ?As if they will tell anyone the seaborne state of the RN for subs especially The silent service They are mystery tours even the general crews do not know destinations, Ex RN

[@grahamlongley8298]

@@leehotspur9679 But you just look in the dock & count the subs floating there. It is not rocket science.

[@iffracem]

"a Chinese warship suddenly shadowed the British carrier" How can a warship "suddenly" shadow a carrier? Carriers are screened and covered heavily, by planes, boats, subs, and satellites. Very embarrassing if it were "suddenly" shadowed, and I doubt there was anything "sudden" about it, it would have been detected and monitored 100 of kilometers away, at least

[@raypitts4880]

cheap hectic vid like most news outfits make it more than what it is then bother about the outcome from the scare later

[@johncantrell614]

I am sure the Brits were laughing at the little destroyer, they probably thought it would make a good garbage scow…..

[@bwghall1]

now let's go back in History, it was the little English ships that put paid to the Spanish Armarda. The small English ships could outmaneuver the big galleons. read it up.

[@johncantrell614]

@@bwghall1 perhaps. But then again that maneuverability was an asset then because it was back in the days of wooden ships, sail propulsion, and round cannon balls propelled by black powder…… in case you haven’t noticed, navies have come a long way since then..😉

[@mal6232]

Shame then that that garbage scow spent all its' time trailing the QE with its EW gear humming. I bet the QEs' signature is now on every Chinese and Russian submarines sonar database. So laugh away mate.

[@susanleake5629]

​And so has the ROYAL NAVY 😊

[@mrvgranfield]

This is a large fat white target

[@Paulfarmer-en4vh]

International waters this means china shove it! 17:43

[@MattChambers-l8k]

Since when do tyrants bother about things like international law? Look at all the incidents off Scarborough Shoal.

[@anthonywilson4873]

The HMS Queen Elizabeth. Wrong. Just say HMS Queen Elizabeth. (HMS) means (Her Majesty’s Ship). Saying The Her Majesty’s Ship does not make any sense..

[@ENGBriseB]

This was in 2021 Her Majesty's Ship. Now it's His Majesty's Ship.

[@kevelliott]

That bugged me too.

[@patrickbarrett5650]

They were going to drop anchor but Lammy asked why they needed a newsreader and wouldn’t buy one.😂

[@frankf5486]

The fact that the video is showing clips of Lammy and Starmer when the incident happened in 2021 while the Tories where in power has me quite baffled.

[@johnvictor2451]

Well Duh! What did they expect? Everyone does this to everyone else at times, air and sea.

[@jimharrison748]

Hell of a lot of derogatory comments on this. No doubt enjoying the freedom to do such while no thought to where that freedom comes from, usually people who would run a mile from any need to defend it yet still love bringing down the society they never hesitate taking advantage of. The law ratified in the UN requires free waters to stay such for good reasons. China's relentless intimidation infringing it's smaller neighbours rights with aggresive bullying is just that and not invasion or annexation thanks to the threat of retaliation from non dicatorships sticking together. Hell Chinese government probably has a lot of your details already thanks to your tic toc accounts! Look it up, it's there, just you didn't think and assumed again eh.

[@dimsum435]

Just imagine what would happen to a Chinese resident in Hong Kong if he asked about the Chinese nuclear sub which sank in Port.

[@ianhaydn8130]

@jimharrison748 There again, so is yours somewhere on the net. None of us can hide.

[@grahamlongley8298]

You do not have the freedom you think. ask the protestors from the so called FR

[@hb1338]

@@ianhaydn8130 You might be surprised.

[@RebeccaOre]

In the 19th Century, the UK fought two wars to force China to allow the sale of opium to the Chinese. Chinese still don't trust the British.

[@robertheywood2553]

Happen all the time during the cold War. We were rammed by a Russian Cruiser Admiral Isakov in May 81. Their favourite trick was too cut across Carrier's during flying operations. You need steer a straight course into the wind when you are launching or recovering aircraft. The Chinese are trying to claim the whole China Sea is their territorial waters

[@warrenpeden3198]

So the Chinese were doing what every other country does…….don’t know how this was dramatic.

[@grahamlongley8298]

we did it to the russians going through the english channel

[@warrenpeden3198]

@@grahamlongley8298 exactly……as you said. Every country escorts and shadows, if they can do it that is.

[@RedViking2020]

Exactly. Almost standard protocol

​@@grahamlongley8298Except nobody disputes that the English Channel is shared between France and the UK. Multiple nations and the international courts consider the area that this happened in to be international waters.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

China is claiming exclusive ownership of the sea right to the coast of Japan, Philippines, etc

[@capmultser]

And an Astute attack sub was monitoring the Chinese ship.

[@naradaian]

Is that a comfort to you...sad

[@capmultser]

@@naradaian Are you for real. expect all those sailors felt comfortable as well. Sure are some idiots about.

[@ZuulGatekeeper]

@@naradaian Don't be an idiot all your life. Carrier groups don't go anywhere without an attack sub shadowing it.

[@Scoo_b_snacks]

If I had a nuclear powered, trident armed Astute Class watching my back I'd feel pretty comfortable.

[@norfolkronin6307]

@@naradaian Sad? Have your parents given you permission to use that computer? Obviously I won't g you up, but go easy little one.

[@michaelcarney6280]

Bring back the Royal Navy like the old days. Britannia rules the waves ❤

[@grahamlongley8298]

History is irrelevant. It is now & the future that matters

[@Lord-Inquisitor-Davies]

i don't think wooden ship are a good idea lol

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@Lord-Inquisitor-Davies oh that was so funny I'm laughing my ass off. Not

[@Lord-Inquisitor-Davies]

@@michaelcarney6280 i was not joking

[@theshedtramways]

Unfortunately, that won't happen, there's not enough pride in the country or money to fund it

[@kizzmiaz]

Look at their tiny little boat, so cute.

[@JeremyPritchard-we4dz]

Appear weak before your adversary. Underestimate not.

[@rshume341]

Everything is smaller in China even the people

[@MattChambers-l8k]

HMS Royal Oak, 31,000 tons, U47, 857 tons. Size isn't everything.

[@mikoto7693]

Their little boat is so adorable. Too bad it didn’t know about the stealth submarine(s) silently tracking everything the Chinese put in the water.

[@MattChambers-l8k]

@@mikoto7693 All Chinese military technology is stolen and two or three generations behind. What they know about carrier design is from HMAS Melbourne built in 1942 and the pile of scrap that was the second Kuznetzov class Russian carrier. They needed to show strength and also get a better look at a real modern carrier and its operations.

[@robertnemeth6248]

There was no standoff the UK passaged as it wanted and the Chinese did not stop it. No standoff.

[@paulkemp4559]

It is not “The” HMS Queen Elizabeth because HMS stands for His Majesty’s Ship Queen Elizabeth so grammatically you wouldn’t say The His or The Hers

[@kennethprocak5176]

you’re just a fool. The H is his or hers ! Thats why HMS is abbreviated in capital letters.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Why are the chinese shadowing the British carrier? Freedom of free passage for all is the law.

[@0Zebadee0]

The CCP does not comply with international law. It never has. It's under the impression that it is 'special' - that the rules everyone else respects don't apply to it.

[@susanleake5629]

They are most likely photographing our AIRCRAF CARRIER so that they can copy it and make one of plastic and at half the price 😊😊

[@alanmcmillan6969]

@@susanleake5629 But how do they stop it falling apart? That is a chinese tradition!

[@Theworldisscrewed]

​@@susanleake5629 lol that makes sense as to how the newest Chinese submarine sunk, china made a knock off.

[@susanleake5629]

@@Theworldisscrewed If you want to reply to my post can you please make sense or dont reply at. all

[@DamienLawrence-z4s]

After the way the British navy treated my brother after 35 years of service service I’m surprised anyone wants to sign up

[@Jaysqualityparts]

That’s all countries.

[@trevormartin5249]

Did anyone mention the nuclear sub protecting the carrier??

[@newton18311]

The last time out a Chinese sub thought it was cleaver following the Aircraft carrier, It did not know it was being shadowed by a British Sub.

[@leesmith7883]

@@newton18311 oh the chinese sub found out. they then crapped their girly panties and scooted the hell out of there.

[@grahamlongley8298]

Yes, that went back to the UK & had to be laid up due to failure to provide operational support to our nuke subs.

[@jamesbaker223]

You mean the one that was shadowing that Chinese Destroyer 😉

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

It wouldn't surprise me if there was more than one submarine as part of an aircraft carrier fleet.

[@iandent4501]

What this doesn't tell you is that the Chinese moved two of their latest subs, supposedly undetectable, in to shadow the fleet as well. Well before the Chinese subs picked anything up a British Astute picked them both up shadowed them and guided an anti sub ship and helicopter in to scare them off. The Chinese made out that they deliberately let the subs be found to show how they can get close. Behind the scenes intelligence showed that Xi was going bananas as these subs were supposed to be undetectable, yet they didn't realise they'd been getting shadowed for a couple of days by an Astute. Had major ructions in the Chinese military and government.

[@JeremyPritchard-we4dz]

Heard this. Not so sure. West Taiwan's been busy mapping the oceans since 2018, they've studied PNG waters, WA, NZ, Chile and Argentina. 2020 Indo fishermen in 3 separate instances, months apart, different areas, found under sea drones that were either beached or caught in a net. Survey stuff, currents, temps, topo, etc. If it turns ugly, it'd be quick, and multi faceted - incl disruption activities, damaging events on allied soils, distractions.

[@BasicModelling]

No different to when the Royal Navy routinely shadow Russian or other nations navy ships sailing through the English channel. It's just common practise..

[@michaelcarney6280]

How bigs the English channel and how big is the South China sea? Does the UK claim to own the hole of the English Channel? No but China claims all the South China sea.

[@hb1338]

@@michaelcarney6280 Nobody anywhere disputes the fact that the English Channel is territorial water of both the UK and France. China's claims to virtually the whole of the South China Sea are not recognised outside China, especially because those claims infringe the territorial water of a number of countries.

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@hb1338 that's what I said

[@glynnjones6915]

I'm really impressed with the way they obtained on-board footage of the Chinese vessels?

[@marchead9956]

The Chinese are envious of our navy, theirs is no better than ours in the 1950's🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jh11-u5f]

The current British navy is no better than the one in 1950. At that time it has 12 aircraft carriers and 280 destroyers and frigates. Now it has 2 and 15.

[@marchead9956]

@@jh11-u5f different times old fruit,the fleet at that point was larger because of ww2 and still had many from ww1.russia has no aircraft carriers and let's just say what the Chinese have is typically Chinese 💩 Chinese aircraft on their aircraft carriers have to make a choice between air time or payload.not even as good as ours in the 50's

[@hb1338]

@@jh11-u5f Our ships are significantly more capable than anything the Chinese currently have.

[@MattChambers-l8k]

@@jh11-u5f That is not a useful comparison. For instance, 1950s destroyers were generally half the size and carried far less potent weaponry that also had substantially less range, much the same can be said of the carriers. The RN of today is far more powerful and second only to the US.

[@paulnash7630]

Chinese warship !!! I thought it was a canoe 😂😂😂

[@jh11-u5f]

Than the British destroyers are canoes too because they have similar length and displacement.

[@Rivalry13589]

UK is in International water . Any country is allow to passing thru😂

[@Cat-bg2ge]

Don't forget to take a dump. 😂

[@digital7416]

Learn geography dummy

[@digital7416]

​@@Cat-bg2gelol you want to mention going to the bathroom when Chinese people take dumps in the streets 😂

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

HEY! I didn't know you had Winnie the Poo in this video at 8:05! Will Christopher Robin be in the next video?

[@jiejie666]

Chinese electronic reconnaissance ships conduct close range reconnaissance of US aircraft carriers😂😂😂

[@ZuulGatekeeper]

Exactly, China's trying to pickup electromagnetic/sonar data on the carrier specifically so they hope it will help them identify the ship at range.

[@pduffy421]

Using stolen US tech no doubt.

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Won’t help em.

[@jcrosby4804]

Maybe the Chinese worried they’d have to start buying opium again. 😂

[@bytesback.]

It is not "The HMS" You can't say The His Majesty's ship" That would be be ridiculous.

[@knockapuken]

Learning from the best.

[@KarlHodgkinson-h2k]

New strategic partners? Australia and India are in the commonwealth

[@wolfder6661]

India is not commonwealth and haven't been for a very long time now Australia however is still commonwealth

[@KarlHodgkinson-h2k]

@@wolfder6661 are you getting mixed up with commonwealth and empire? They are two different things

[@stephenchappell7512]

​@@wolfder6661 India remains in the Commonwealth being famously its first Republic

[@itsgraygray1]

Exactly and because of historical backing from the commonwealth countries we will always work to keep their interests at the fore

[@MattChambers-l8k]

@@stephenchappell7512 India spends most of its time sucking up to China and Russia though.

[@davidsleith7222]

good video cheers.

[@andrewpeele8258]

Bring back battleships

[@barriewright2857]

Out of date if you're talking about ww2 battleship. Yes if it's a equivalent or same type as the Russian kirov class battle cruiser . Then yes bring back the battle ship.

[@andrewpeele8258]

@@barriewright2857 why would I state to bring back old technologies when we have rail guns and other kinetic values to take advantage of. Imagine what they could assemble now in the form of a battleship.

[@barriewright2857]

@@andrewpeele8258 okay I see yes. Some individuals have made that comment with out understanding the situation today and the technology's of today. Hope that I haven't injured your dignity, in any way and my most apologies.

[@norfolkronin6307]

@@barriewright2857 yea they should just go back and get the old dreadnought blue prints out from the thirties? Loved em. Ask the Swiss if they've got any spare Lego leftovers. Bit embarrassing us going out thinking we've got any power on the world stage now. How no one see this coming with Maggie finishing the navy off then having to get things out of the scrapyards for the Falklands. 1st thing this country needs to do is get the pedophile sympathizing PM we have in office out. The only time I'd worry bout the Chinese is if they start grouping up on the borders of Europe. I suppose some have to be there stopping the yanks and China from letting themselves off the leash. When it comes to geo confrontations us and China is the main one to worry about. If they kick off That would be the end. Bless. P.S. It's right. Battleships in their old design are history like you say. With lasers and hyper ballistics. Peace!

[@MattChambers-l8k]

@@barriewright2857 The Kirov class? Even Russia scrapped them in 1998, and they don't even scrap a hunk of junk like the Kuznetzov.

[@TheDaBombshizzle]

The fleets submarine was most likely aimed on the destroyer.

[@Stewpot-p5l]

But the UK could hardly have a battle with Argentina anymore with what these politicians have done to our armed forces so it’s best the carrier runs away ! Quietly

[@johnvictor2451]

I saw Harriers. Oh, brother. Hopefully, they have better aboard.

[@Stewpot-p5l]

@@johnvictor2451 we haven’t got any bombers anymore so the days of Operation Black Buck are over

[@Stewpot-p5l]

@@johnvictor2451 for some strange reason my reply was deleted because i told the truth about operation black buck

[@robertop7602]

Scrivi a coppola di minghia. Chi è il soggetto. cosa vuoi dire !!!!!!

[@user-kw7qc9mx3y]

​@@Stewpot-p5l nice dreams

[@joesphbegley3088]

What the hell is a British ship doing out there ?

[@RebeccaOre]

Being Brits with ancient bigotry toward the Chinese.

[@adamatch9624]

Having a sail that’s all china has small dick syndrome

[@brettpowell508]

West Taiwan up to there tricks again 😂

[@Giuseppe-21489]

You Rule Britannia, You Rule The Waves

[@keithmatthews371]

Please not 'The' HMS wotsit - just HMS . No 'The' required

[@veramae4098]

The Chinese WANT an incident to scream "We're the victim!"

[@lachen7]

What is this "international based order"? What order, whose order? Who issued the "order"? What is it based on? "international"? How many and which nations had signed up for this "order"?

[@TruthHurts-s7g]

Maritime law for mariners all mariners you know nothing

[@lachen7]

There is a world of difference between this so called American based "rules based order" and the UN based "International law". Plz do not get confused.

[@robertwright8947]

Just to clarify. It's HMS Queen Elizabeth and and NOT HMS Queen Elizabeth. Otherwise it would read The His Majesty Ship.

[@maplered5351]

The British government is bankrupt, but the media is still showing off its presence. It’s a very interesting topic. Can the British government save some money and do something practical for the people?

[@Smog104]

Sorry but the British government is corrupt but it’s far far from bankrupt I’m afraid you got your Krupts mixed up !

[@AIVINBIJU-h8j]

The government is not bankrupt but jist improper fund management in britian the gobernment cannot use all the momey they have only the ones assigned by budget thus the holes

[@ThornMiyamo3]

So is the US but they patrol the world !!

[@adamcottrell6454]

The British economy is healthier than the fragile Chinese economy atm.

[@marnfulda1758]

China is living in the past so don't talk about Britain

[@gerrydrummond3287]

Good video. Thank you. Just one observation: you don’t need “the” in front of HMS Queen Elizabeth or any other UK ship HMS stands for His Majesty’s Ship, so it would be a bit odd to say “The His Majesty’s Ship …”

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

It can be either "The Queen Elizabeth" OR "HMS Queen Elizabeth", in the same way that we used to have "HMS Ark Royal" aka "The Ark Royal".

[@Trevor-nw3zn]

We need our navy in the channel to stop the little boats, never mind dolloping about in someone else’s back yard, sort our own front yard out before sticking nose in other people’s business.

[@garymills7494]

Wow, this boat that identifies as a "Non aircraft carrier" is out at sea. Wow wow wow.

[@HiltonjohnGoodluck]

When dose the West follow international laws give me a brake.

[@TruthHurts-s7g]

At least it's got law, by the way it's 'does' not dose

[@rickyraw5457]

Break.....not brake drum dum....

[@sharonprice42]

Yes I think you should slow down with your comments 😅

[@MattChambers-l8k]

When did the west threaten an unprovoked attack on a neighbouring country like the Russians in Ukraine or what Xi keeps threatening Taiwan with? Neither has any claim on these countries but still they persist, nor does China have claim over the China Sea. You also forget, like most of the world, that Russia and China are not countries but empires, but for some reason, nobody, especially these woke idiots, seems to point that out. Ask the Uyghurs or Tibetans or even the Caucasian peoples if they want to be violently oppressed.

[@hb1338]

There are so many mistakes, especially in the incorrectly chosen pictures, that it is hard to know where to begin.

[@andrewbocho3896]

And then the Chinese arrive in the straits of Dover. No problem it is freedom of passage, Then Russia sails past the tip of Miami, again freedom of passage.

[@Karidian72]

Russian warships regularly transit the English Channel. They are shadowed by British and French vessels amongst others. It’s common practice.

[@JeremyPritchard-we4dz]

@@Karidian72 PLAN troddle through NZ waters, and Australia too. Their research vessels have studied Indonesian and PNG's waters, and naval base assets. Training and all that.

[@lkgreenwell]

The definite article, ‘the’, is completely redundant in regard to ‘HMS’. Please desist

[@andresdeks]

China warships should travel in the English channel, what is UK warship doing there?

[@robertop7602]

Vero, son d'accordo anzi fare esercitazioni militari nella manica.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Supporting free passage for everyone.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Why is the chinese shadowing the British carrier?

[@ricardosmythe2548]

Maintaining freedom of navigation in international waters in which China has been harassing international shipping.

[@TonyjohnTeHuia]

Absolutely 💯

[@36814]

My guess is that they wanted to be close by in case they broke down and needed a tow .

[@paulbestwick2426]

Sorry the moment you utter "The HMS" you show me you are NOT a serious commentator. If you can't get that right what else do you get wrong

[@Petriefied0246]

Shadowing foreign warships has been a standard behaviour for hundreds of years, this is hardly a precursor to conflict. The UK and the rest of NATO regularly shadow Russian ships when they're in the North Sea, North Atlantic and Mediterranean.

[@richarddickson747]

This video was a very shallow piece of rubbish.

[@neiltitmus9744]

Our carrier should never be in this position it has no need to be

[@jsyo9639]

China remember The Opium War, and the ransacked of Forbidden Palace. What are you going to do again? Not going to happen..😂

[@TruthHurts-s7g]

Make sense

[@digital7416]

​@@TruthHurts-s7ghe did you just don't know history 😂

[@RebeccaOre]

@@digital7416 History embarrasses the British. Ask them how the Cambridge spies, George Blake, and John Vassall were able to operate as spies for years. Except for Blake (not born English) and Vassall (not a University man), those spies served no time at all.

[@BoBnotThat1]

We are aloud to go anywhere in international waters, no matter if we don't have any influence in the area, but we have allies who do in the area who many need help from us one day.

[@holyfreakinschift5740]

Perhaps GB will get the message when one of its ships sails the bottom of the South China Sea.

[@TruthHurts-s7g]

What message maybe you should go live in China and do us all a favour

[@pashvonderc381]

you don't know the Brits pretty well then ?

[@Holedigger123]

Queen Elizabeth was in Pompey on Thursday with scaffolding and plant on her deck, so when did this all happen?

[@ENGBriseB]

In 2021

[@koksoonglee5931]

British aircraft carrier has no business in China backyard and way too far from home. Go home and guard your neighborhood.

[@Tony65892]

It was in international waters numb nutz

[@leohernandez2903]

China 9 dash line was not recognize in any forum may as well beg for mercy to their neighbors cause in a like song no man is an island. Meaning everybody needs others to continue to exist. Might as well insectos hide in caves.

[@TonyjohnTeHuia]

Britain is in big trouble with immigrant Army .

[@TruthHurts-s7g]

So in international waters we should be afraid to travel, fool,, so we should just stick to the channel unbelievable so many dummies on here

[@ulrichkristensen4087]

Sod off

[@rodyep3136]

The Brits are not intimidated by the Chinese😂

[@allstarscope]

Imagine if Britain pulled out a map from the 18the century and said everything that is marked as British is now ours again... ye it doesn't work like that lol

[@pmichael73]

"What LED to this tense stand off"

[@MattChambers-l8k]

Simple, NATO member giving the two fingered salute to China and its false claims of sovereignty over the China Sea.

[@indianastones6032]

Its just a show of arms....a literal muscle flexing, to let the world not to write us off as a Naval power.

[@donlaight5943]

No different to when “visitors” appear in our home waters

[@hb1338]

Except that the English Channel is undisputably UK/France territorial waters.

[@luzr6613]

@@hb1338 The English Channel is, at its narrowest point, International Waters for 14 miles stretching from 3 miles off Dover to three miles off Calais. That is indisputable.

[@ianburnley7786]

Heart of Oak, we are the Royal Navy

[@davidboyd4137]

Morning ❤😊

[@bigarmydave]

"THE HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH" 😂😂😂 (For reference, it's just HMS and then the ship name.....)

[@JamieW-o7b]

The QE got that far without breaking down? Clue, South CHINA sea!

[@daviddrotar410]

We can bet that the PLA Navy has a submarine or two shadowing the HMS Queen Elizabeth CSG. Good to know that the Queen Elizabeth Strike Group has modern and more then capable destroyers to protect there carrier. DD. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@hb1338]

CSG21 had significant ASW capability, which will have kept any Chinese sub well clear.

[@Bruce4lmighty]

All country leaders take orders from the same boss…

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Us Brits have a long history of operating in the East. China still remembers the Opium Wars (where we shelled Chinese coastal cities until the Emperor let us export opium from India to China without interference). India remembers two centuries of subjugation. Nothing for us to be proud of, I agree, but it was hilarious to suggest that the East is not a traditional sphere of operation. BTW, the suggestion is that West Taiwan is likely to collapse within the next decade thanks to internal problems.

[@RebeccaOre]

Meanwhile, consider that the Swiss signed a free trade agreement with China. The Chinese are buying stores in Central America -- the town where I live has six new Chinese stores. I was able to buy a used wok.

[@kryts27]

The RN detected the presence of a PLAAN nuclear sub and continually tracked it. So much for the PLAAN non-stealthy subs.

[@jeremyhares979]

If that ship is anything like the submarine it won’t last long 😂

[@marktaylor9579]

What was 'THIS'?

[@garethparker7898]

Isn’t this just standard practice? We escort vessels through our areas of interest, they return the favour I’m sure nobody on any of the ships was worried in the slightest

[@gordonpowell4964]

this is EXACTLY the SAME story as the one involving the US Navy

[@nigeldepledge3790]

CSG21 isn't really a statement of anything. Apart from smaller vessels and submarines, that's nearly the entire Royal Navy . . .

[@hb1338]

Actually, just about 25 per cent of its warships.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

@hb1338 - yes. I was making joke about the present size of the RN versus its former size about a century ago.

[@MattChambers-l8k]

@@nigeldepledge3790 It is still ranked the second most powerful navy in the world in front of China and Russia, whose navies are made up of a lot of antiquated vessels.

[@giawou6615]

So the whole situation in China SEA

[@paulsimmonds2030]

Even if, the Royal Navy, through underfunding, is reduced to one sailor in a rowing boat, armed only with a slingshot, it will still be a major force, if only on the local boating lake!

[@kennethprocak5176]

The commonwealth countries have been in the area for decades, more recently Indonesia has stepped up to maintain their waters and oil fields in support as well. US has been absent since the closure of the Philippine airbase when the volcano wrecked the location. So when US made a political dance about naval assets too the South China Sea recently it was late returning.

[@gooner72]

That's a fantastic CSG, a whole lot more powerful and capable than that of Beijing......

[@indianastones6032]

Is the HMS Queen Elizabeths sister ship finished and now a part of our Navy yet?

[@hb1338]

Just the last five years. Do try to keep up.

[@chad0x]

That destroyer is probably made of cardboard and sticky back plastic.

[@David1988Mufc]

Reminds me of tomorrow never dies

[@wolfder6661]

Ayo a great 007 movie

[@martinteece8983]

They both in sea sent by comand and while there the captains on deck. Proberbly sent a ping or two just so they knew they both passing without intent to escalate

[@philipdurling1964]

No different to UK Navy shadowing foreign navies through the English Channel.

[@hb1338]

Completely different. The English Channel is joint UK/French territorial waters. The South China Sea is almost entirely international waters.

[@Cat-bg2ge]

Short answer: hell no

[@Cat-bg2ge]

The British are a thorn in the world's side.

[@anglosaxon5874]

Time china is taught a lesson!

[@trevorwhite2439]

So, what happened?