Source: Global Times-Global Network
[Global Times-Global Network reporter Guo Yuandan] According to Taiwan media reports, the People's Liberation Army carried out exercises in the airspace near the Taiwan Strait on the 30th, and 30 military aircraft entered the airspace northeast of Dongsha Island and southwest of Taiwan's main island. Su-35 appeared for the first time. Experts told the " Global Times " reporter that this exercise is a manifestation of the People's Liberation Army's increased preparations for military struggle. The United States continues to act provocatively, and the People's Liberation Army's military drills will continue and become normalized. This exercise is about multiple waves of continuous air raid operations, which is to tell the other side: I can make you exhausted in peacetime, but in wartime you can only care about one thing and lose the other.
The island's green media "Liberty Times" stated that the People's Liberation Army sent 30 military aircraft to "disrupt" Taiwan's southwest airspace on the 30th, all operating in the northeastern airspace of Dongsha Island, including rare Su-35 fighter jets. The picture shows the same type of Russian Su-35 aircraft. Figure from the official website of Taiwan's defense department
Data released by Taiwan stated that the People's Liberation Army's large aircraft group exercise included 2 sorties of Air Police 500 early warning aircraft, 4 sorties of Y-8 electronic reconnaissance aircraft, 1 sortie of Y-8 long-range aircraft, and 1 sortie of Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft , as well as 6 sorties of J-16 fighters , 8 sorties of J-11 fighters, 4 sorties of J-10 fighters, 2 sorties of Su-35 fighters, and 2 sorties of Su-30 fighters . In terms of quantity, this is the "second most" this year. , second only to the record set on January 23, when the People's Liberation Army dispatched 39 fighter sorties.
There is no doubt that this is a normal military exercise of the People's Liberation Army, but at the same time it is not lacking in pertinence. "The United States continues to act provocatively, and the People's Liberation Army's military exercises will continue and be normalized to prepare for a long-term struggle." Military expert Song Zhongping told a reporter from the Global Times on the 31st. On the evening of the 30th, U.S. Senator Duckworth "visited" Taiwan. During his three-day stay in Taiwan, Duckworth will meet with Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen and other officials.
director of the National Association for Taiwan Studies and chair professor of the Taiwan Institute of Xiamen University, Zheng Jian, said in an interview with a reporter from the Global Times, "Based on the analysis of the timing of the entry of 18 PLA fighter jets announced by Taiwan that morning, this time the PLA The exercise involved multiple waves of continuous air raid operations, which lasted from 6:16 in the morning to 11:28 in the afternoon, leaving no breathing space for the Taiwan military. "In addition, Taiwan's defense department claimed that "30 PLA fighter jets were detected throughout the day." But it’s hard to say whether there will be stealth fighter jets J-20 and stealth drones.
Zheng Jian further pointed out that this kind of drill is to tell the other side: I can make you run hard in peacetime, but in wartime you can only care about one thing and lose the other. "In the future, if the People's Liberation Army wants to make serious moves, it will probably be what the person in charge of Taiwan's defense department calls a 'sudden attack'" , Get it done in one go'. This kind of exercise also seems to be a 'test' of the Taiwan military's response capabilities: Are you qualified?"
Song Zhongping believes that this exercise is a manifestation of the People's Liberation Army's increased preparations for military struggle and is aimed at " The arrogance of "Taiwan independence" and the increasingly confident support from external forces for "Taiwan independence". He further analyzed that according to information revealed by Taiwanese media, the fleet includes early warning aircraft , anti-submarine aircraft , electronic warfare aircraft and various types of fighter jets . This shows that in the future military struggle against Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army Air Force and Navy All the forces owned by the aviation force will join the battlefield. "For the People's Liberation Army, this kind of exercise has greatly improved its joint combat capabilities. For example, the appearance of anti-submarine aircraft and early warning aircraft is to perform different tasks in different directions, and it is also a warning of potential future threats." Targeted training is carried out under the threat of war.”
In recent times, the United States has been constantly trying to weaken and hollow out the one-China principle in an attempt to use Taiwan to control China. An anonymous military expert told a "Global Times" reporter that the United States realizes its intentions in various forms, including breaking Taiwan's "diplomatic" isolation, selling arms to Taiwan, "developing the US-Taiwan economy" and so on. Among them, " and " by US congressmen is one of the best methods used by American politicians. Since the beginning of this year, many US congressmen have "visited" Taiwan, and some even wrote a joint letter calling on Biden to visit Taiwan.In this regard, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian once emphasized that the "visit" of US congressmen to Taiwan and the provocative remarks were purely a "political show" to please the public. "When it comes to safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Chinese People's Liberation Army has always dared to take action. , If you dare to fight, you will win.”
"If you dare to take action, you will win if you dare to fight" is no longer just words, but a real military action. In response to U.S.-Taiwan collusion activities, the frequency of PLA military exercises has increased. Judging only from the official public statement, on May 25, the PLA Eastern Theater Command announced that the Eastern Theater Command has recently organized joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills for multiple services in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island. Earlier, from May 6 to 8, the Eastern Theater Command organized naval, air, and conventional forces to conduct actual military exercises in the sea and airspace east of Taiwan Island and in the southwest.
