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15th April 2021
05:04pm BST

This staged photograph is definitely ‘cognitive warfare’ to show the US doesn’t regard the People’s Liberation Army as an immediate threat.He went on to say that the body language of the officers in the photo show how little fear the Chinese warship inspires in the US Navy. "In the photo, Commander Briggs looks very relaxed with his feet up watching the Liaoning ship just a few thousand yards away, while his deputy is also sitting beside him, showing they take their PLA counterparts lightly," he said. However, some experts believe that the very existence of an image at all proves that there is indeed some level of concern regarding Chinese naval activities. American journalist Chris Cavas, said that the US doesn't usually photograph or chronicle its monitoring of ships in this way. https://twitter.com/CavasShips/status/1381072760567386112 Not long after this debate began around the image, it was pulled from the official Navy press page, presumably out of concern for diplomatic repercussions. It is still visible on the official Navy photo gallery, however, so concerns can't be running too high. Maybe China's analysis isn't too far wrong after all.