China Capable of 'Substantially Subduing' U.S. at Sea, State Media Boasts On 4/15/21 at 11:44 AM EDT The People's Liberation Army is capable of "substantially subduing" the U.S. Navy in the waters around China, a Communist Party-owned newspaper boasted this week following a recent encounter in the Western Pacific. Global Times, the country's nationalistic tabloid, published the fiery response by chief editor Hu Xijin a day after the U.S. Navy released a viral photograph showing two commanding officers casually monitoring China's flagship aircraft carrier Liaoning as it sails by. Read more Mustin." PLA Navy watchers were quick to spot the lone surface contact in the scene as Chinese carrier