File photo of South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua]
China has handed over the U.S. underwater drone it captured in its waters to the United States, a statement posted on China's Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday.
After friendly consultation, the handover was carried out smoothly Tuesday noon in related waters of the South China Sea, according to the statement.
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