BEIJING: China said Tuesday it has returned a seized underwater probe to the US Navy in the South China Sea, after Beijing's seizure of the craft sparked a dispute between the two powers.

The handover of the small vehicle to the US went "completed smoothly" after "friendly consultations" between both sides, China's defense ministry said in a short statement on its website.

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