China says U.S. surveillance ship detected activities in a ` ` special economic zone '' After the Impeccable alerted the Chinese ships `` in a friendly manner '' that it was seeking a safe path to depart the area , two of the Chinese ships stopped `` directly ahead of USNS Impeccable , forcing Impeccable to conduct an emergency 'all stop ' in order to avoid collision , '' the statement said . China demands U.S. take over ` ` to prevent similar incidents from happening '' Pentagon says Chinese ships intercepted USNS Impeccable in international waters . Chinese crew tried to snag Impeccable 's equipment in China , Pentagon says .
China says U.S. surveillance ship detected activities in a ` ` special economic zone '' China demands U.S. take over ` ` to prevent similar incidents from happening '' Pentagon says Chinese ships intercepted USNS Impeccable in international waters . Chinese crew tried to snag Impeccable 's equipment in China , Pentagon says .