When the United States and its allies began to gradually expand their military encirclement of China, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region became violently turbulent, and the East China Sea undoubtedly became a hot spot. Just last week, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a public statement, unfoundedly accusing China of building a new gas field mining facility in the waters on the Chinese side of the so-called "Japan-China Middle Line in the East China Sea." The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs But it bites back, claiming that despite repeated protests, China is still unilaterally advancing oil and gas development projects. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently put pressure on the Chinese Embassy in Japan, demanding an immediate and unconditional restart of the Sino-Japanese negotiation process for the development of East China Sea gas fields.
In fact, the so-called negotiation process was actually completely interrupted as early as 12 years ago, in 2010. As for the so-called "Japan-China Middle Line in the East China Sea" spoken by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China does not recognize its legitimacy to this day. In other words, China's oil and gas development in the East China Sea is entirely carried out in waters under China's own jurisdiction. This is not only China's own domestic affairs, but also a manifestation of China's sovereign rights. Japan's protest is not only redundant, but also unreasonable.
In view of Japan’s excessive interference in the East China Sea in recent years, its repeated interference in China’s internal affairs, and its continued arbitrariness even after repeated protests and warnings, the Chinese Navy also took action to show its strength. According to the news released by the Observer website on June 27th, citing information released by the Integrated Staff Supervision Department of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, at around 1 a.m. local time on the 26th, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force discovered a Chinese Navy Type 815A intelligence ship, which appeared in the The waters about 90 kilometers northeast of Hachijo Island in Tokyo. The ship then sailed westward through the waters between the Izu Islands, Mikura Island and Hachijo Island. The Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that they are analyzing the intentions of the Chinese warship's action and maintaining vigilance and surveillance throughout the entire process. This is also the first time that a Chinese naval warship has been disclosed to sail through the waters between Mikura Island and Hachijo Island.
In fact, just a week ago, the navies of China and Russia coincidentally dispatched fleets to sail in the waters around Japan from different directions. Although this special joint fleet did not merge together, it still circumnavigated half of Japan. . The Kishida government felt the pressure.
It is foreseeable that when Japan follows the United States and continues to escalate the situation and hype up the Russia-Ukraine issue and the Taiwan issue, it will inevitably encounter countermeasures from China and Russia. Especially when Japan has shown strong hostility towards China and Russia, insisting on regular patrols in the waters surrounding Japan will help deter the far-right forces within Japan.
Since the end of World War II , Japan has never been able to clarify its position as a defeated country. It thinks that by embracing the thigh of the United States, it can do whatever it wants throughout Asia. Not only does it covet our Diaoyu Islands , but now it is openly intervening in the Taiwan issue. It even plans to break through the constitutional restrictions and clamor for so-called "nuclear sharing" with the United States. It plans to single-handedly set off a conflict between major powers in Asia, and Japan can take the opportunity to break through. Constitutional constraints allow the Self-Defense Forces to be "militarized" and thereby achieve "national normalization." It can be said that Japan's far-right forces, after years of dormancy, have finally returned to the center of international politics in the context of strategic competition between China and the United States.
Therefore, not only can China not relax its control over the East China Sea, but it must increase its investment, because this sea area is not only related to huge marine resources, but also a must-win area for the United States and Japan to interfere in the Taiwan Strait. All means must be used to highlight China presence in the East China Sea, safeguard all China’s interests in the East China Sea, and never let dominance in the East China Sea fall into the hands of the United States and Japan.
