On the day when the so-called visiting delegation of the United States visited the island, we set out several military aircraft and cruised out of the strait twice day and night. One of the J-16 fighter even crossed the so-called "middle line". This move aroused the high attention and vigilance of the defense departments on the island; in addition, according to media, we also had three ships appearing in the strait that day. Media on the island said that the three warships even approached 50 nautical miles southeast of Lanyu, and said that this was the third warship that our side had appeared in the waters within 4 days.
The United States' continuous dispatch of so-called visiting delegations composed of lawmakers, former senior officials, etc. to visit the island is obviously a constant provocation. However, at a time when the situation in Europe is turbulent, the United States' dispatch of so-called visiting delegation has two other deep meanings:
One is that the United States will give the other side a reassurance to demonstrate its so-called US security commitment; it is important to know that the situation in Europe has been tense recently - Russia launches a military campaign in Ukraine The incident not only attracts global attention, but also affects the nerves of the other side. This time, the other side regards whether the United States will intervene in Ukraine as a weather vane to whether it will rush to support the strait. However, as the United States sits on the lookout for Russian military boots entering Ukraine without sending troops to interfere, this not only causes a crisis of trust among the United States' allies to create a crisis of trust in the United States, but also causes panic and anxiety on the island. Obviously, the United States needs to use former officials of the level of Pompeo to visit and appease, so as to rebuild the other side's sense of trust in the United States.
The second is that with the opening of the Ukraine-Russian conflict, many Western politicians, including some American politicians, have recently begun to link our strait issues with the Ukraine situation. For example, the former Australian Prime Minister and former US President (Trump ) exaggerated that after Ukraine, the next one will be the "Taiwan Province", and more Western politicians directly advocated that the Ukraine conflict will create a strategic window for us to resolve the strait issues; obviously, including the recent frequent dispatch of two B-52 strategic bombers and Japan's joint long-range raid strike drills on the first island chain, as well as the so-called visiting delegations, this is the United States' intention to pay attention to and be wary of the so-called "strait abnormal movements" to us.
In fact, the strategic and deterrent significance of our fighter jets crossing the middle line and the ships' offshore Lanyu is very strong. You should know that the United States and Japan assembled an aircraft carrier (Lincoln) strike group in early February. Two amphibious (USA, Essex) guard brigades launched a massive island-seizing landing exercise near Miyako Strait and Bashi Channel . In fact, the training location of this military exercise is the north and south ends of our Strait Island. Therefore, this joint exercise is actually a field combat simulation exercise. The locations of the exercise - Bashi Strait and Miyako Strait, are actually also the subsequent delivery channels for the United States and Japan to launch a force delivery channel for the assistance operations.
Understanding this background, we can see the intention of our three ships appearing outside the sea outside the Lanyu Island within 4 days. The sea outside the Lanyu Island is the waters outside the Bashi Strait, and it is also the most important aid channel for intervention in the war. Our ships appear in this position normally, obviously blocking the important roads of the Strait and cutting off their aid paths. In addition, in fact, in Taitung - the seas between Japan and Naguo Island and Hualien, we go to it ourselves Since the beginning of the year, a ship has been stationed and berthed in a normal cruise. The deployment of this site is more strategic. It can not only deter the South Ryukyu Islands near the opposite shore, including Ekuoku Island, but also quickly enter the Miyako Strait to cut off the so-called aid force coming from Miyako Strait, and also go south to support our defensive force being stationed in the direction of Lanyu (Bas Strait), and cut off the so-called intervening force coming from the direction of Guam and Philippine Sea .
Therefore, the series of ship and aircraft activities carried out by our side are actually a clear sword--week not only has the ability and strength to vigorously solve our own family affairs at critical moments, but also has the ability to reject and even deal with heavy blows to forces that intend to intervene.
