Taiwan media claimed that "a serious break in safety" and suspected that it had been installed on the Beidou navigation system.
According to Taiwan Ling Media's report on the 21st, the "Tainan Ship" of Taiwan's "Coast Guard Administration" set off on the 11th of this month and went directly from the Tainan station to perform a "secret mission" by Palau . This mission represents the "expanded to multilateral operational model" of Taiwan's maritime security maintenance work to prevent the expansion of maritime power in mainland China to the second island chain.
What confidential task has such "significant significance"?
It turns out that the United States, Japan and Palau held a joint exercise, and the Taiwan "Coast Guard" also secretly sent the "Tainan Ship" to participate. The training was only recently completed and is expected to return to Taiwan on the 24th or 25th. Taiwan media did not find out the details of ships and joint exercise subjects sent by the United States and Japan, but anonymous people on Taiwan claimed that the US Vice President Harris 2 announced the "US Pacific Islands National Strategy" on July 12, aiming to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Pacific Islands. It then conducted joint exercises in the region, and specially allowed Taiwan's "Coast Guard Administration" to participate, representing Taiwan's "importance in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy."
reported that the United States, Japan and Taiwan jointly prevent the blockade of Chinese mainland ships "expanding their forces in the Western Pacific" and have formed a new joint defense line!
report said that the "Tainan Ship" sent by the Taiwan Army this time is a 2,000-ton patrol ship belonging to the South District Mobile Coast Guard Team of the "Coast Guard Administration", and is also the first flight deck patrol and rescue ship of the "Coast Guard Administration", responsible for carrying out maritime anti-smuggling, shipwreck rescue and other tasks.
report also stated that recently, under the escort of its warship, the Chinese mainland fishing fleet has directly crossed the first island chain and entered the Western Pacific of the second island chain for fishing operations. Taiwan currently has signed a coast patrol cooperation agreement with Palau, Nauru and Marshall in the four "diplomatic countries" in the South Pacific. Among them, Palau, which is located in the strategic position of the second island chain in the Pacific, also has relevant military cooperation plans with the United States. In 2020, then-US Secretary of Defense Esper visited Palau, and then the U.S. Coast Guard was stationed in Palau.
It should be said that this is another small action of collusion between the United States and Taiwan. The mainland has always been clear about this statement - firmly opposes any form of official exchanges and military ties between the United States and Taiwan. But the Coast Guard Department is a gray area and is a kind of quasi-military cooperation, but it is only one step away from military cooperation.
Both the United States and Taiwan know the sensitivity of things. In the past, they only dared to sneak and sneak up on it, and this time is no exception.
Taiwan's "Xin Media" said on the 21st that after leaving the port, the "Tainan Ship" turned off the automatic identification system (AIS) and queryed many well-known international ship track websites, including Vessel Tracker, Vessel Finder, Ship Finder, etc. The relevant maritime mobile communication service identification code query systems could not query the tracks of the "Tainan Ship" after late at night on the 12th.
But such a confidential matter seems transparent on public websites in mainland China.
According to Taiwan media reports, some netizens in Taiwan discovered that the mainland's "Ship News Network" actually clearly marked the Tainan ship's journey to depart from the 12th, arrive in the Palau waters on the 16th, and then return on the evening of the 18th.
Even the current position of the "Tainan Ship" can be calculated. According to reports, after querying the website, the "Tainan Ship" is currently returning toward Kaohsiung at a speed of 13.41 knots, with detailed understanding and public disclosure. It is estimated that it will be returned to Taiwan around the 23rd to the 24th.
This is too scary, and the Taiwanese media exclaimed - "The secret mission of Tainan ship is broken, and it is involved in national security, and it cannot be underestimated." "The serious failure of the national security! The secret training of Tainan ship is disclosed by mainland websites"...
Taiwan's "Xin Media" said that the leak of confidential tracks has become public intelligence, and the problems reflected cannot be underestimated; especially, the "Coast Guard Administration" must be converted into the "Second Navy" during wartime, and the matter involves "National Security", and it must be investigated and clarified.
But why is the intelligence leaked? Experts on the island were very puzzled and all kinds of speculations emerged.
"Ling Media" said that senior military experts believe that the mainland has the most advanced Beidou global satellite navigation system. Even if Taiwan warships and coast patrol ships turn off the automatic return system of the ship, they will not escape the strict monitoring of the mainland Beidou. The expert is worried that the Beidou global satellite navigation system may lead to Taiwan's "national security crisis."
The person analyzed that if we look at the "Tainan Ship" tracks mastered by the mainland, the other party not only grasps its course and speed, but even the warship is still controlled throughout the process. This may be because Beidou satellite navigation system has the most advanced "passive positioning" capabilities. The Taiwan military should do its best at this stage to find ways to crack the passive positioning capabilities implemented by the Beidou satellite navigation system. Otherwise, purchasing the most advanced US military equipment may be exposed due to the Beidou satellite's reconnaissance and search.
Beidou satellite navigation system is really so powerful? It is very likely that some people on the island have a lot of ideas.
On a Taiwan website, a netizen replied: "The mainland is very strong all of a sudden and can challenge the United States, but it is so weak that it will collapse. Only the pus aeruginosa is the best."
Source: "The 10th Privy Council" WeChat public account, Global Times
