That's ridiculous. Why don't you ask the USN why it sends its ships just as close to China. And why would they use this old Jianghu to intentionally ground it for the purpose of using it as an advanced base in the future? It has no helo hangar and would be difficult to supply. They would have done far better if they had retired that hangared Luda into this shoal instead if they were planning to use a stranded ship as an outpost. Let's get real: some captain is going to get fired for being incompetent and letting his ship catch bottom, by accident.What isn't clear to me is what a PLAN Frigate, even an obsolete one, was doing within 60mi/100km of Philippines' coast. I suspect there's more to this story...
What does everone think will happen to the Captain of FFG560? Under Mao and Stalin, he might get a bullett in the back of his head, but about today? Reassigned as commander of a toxic waste hauler?