The British carrier HMS Prince of Wales and its task force is heading to the South China Sea and today US spy satellites detected what appears to be a large Chinese submarine drone, shaped like the US's 'Manta Ray" drone the US Navy has been testing. This Chinese drone, if indeed that is what it is, is much larger at a length of 150 feet, and it is being towed by a Chinese tugboat when photographed. It could just be an empty hull and the Chicoms might be doing something akin to putting up a sign "Beware of Dog" when only a toy poodle is in the house. In other words, a mere bluff.

Beijing again filed a protest with London demanding the Brit fleet turn away. Guess we'll see what happens and if this floating Manta Ray-shaped craft is operational or just a decoy.