Ummm, don't believe every damn rag you read out there, especially those on the internet. So many are over the top biased toward left or right wing propaganda, one must take the reporting with a grain of salt.
One I read recently warned of the conspiracy of asian nations against the USA by pushing soybean products as health food. How in fact, eating tofu, soybean oils, will cause homosexuality in males!!
Guess what....that's genuine news to certain groups of people, and you aren't going to persuade them they are wrong.
Nations with the ability to shoot down satellites is nothing new. Space has an unwritten international accord that is not within the bounds of airspace rights of any country. (No air in orbit, get it.)
If nations do stupidly get into a shooting match, don't you think it's all fair to shoot satellites down. Hell, it's not going to stop the USA, Russia, UK, France, why can't China?
The naval exercises are conducted in International Waters...something that is hotly contested. Any nation, especially if it's off their coastline, can be there.
And you honestly believe the US Navy wasn't aware of the presence of the Chinese sub? Come on! If a whale farts, the Navy knows what it ate that day.
If people in this country haven't already surmised by now that such official US State Department releases are methods to push policies by swaying public opinion, then people better pull themselves away from the boob tube, and wise up and stop being lemmings!
Whenever there is a push in defense spending, or new political agenda, it's always followed by reports like these to stir fear and polarize the population.