Russia, China, and other nations regularly send ships much closer to the US than this ship was to China. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/25/pentagon-ru

Russia, China, and other nations regularly send ships much closer to the US than this ship was to China. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/25/pentagon-russian-spy-ship-operating-near-us.html http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/25/pentagon-russian-... https://www.rt.com/usa/russian-nuclear-sub-gertz-097/ https://www.rt.com/usa/russian-nuclear-sub-gertz-097/ The US response was: > "We respect the freedom of all nations, as reflected in international law, to operate military vessels beyond the territorial seas of other nations." Here are reports of Russian plans and ships patrolling the Californian coast in 2014: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-jets-fly-to-california-coast-in-show-of-force-over-ukraine-commander-says/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-jets-fly-to-california-co...