Under the confrontation between China and the United States, the South China Sea has become an important point of struggle. The United States fudges its allies through the South China Sea and promotes the so-called "free navigation." The People's Liberation Army really tried it some time ago.
On September 13, the US Department of Defense Information and Photo Publication website published a set of photos taken by the US Coast Guard. In the photos, three PLA warships entered the exclusive economic zone of the US Aleutian Islands. The two patrol ships of the US Coast Guard followed closely all the way.
This is really a time change, the role of China and the United States has changed. In the past, U.S. warships passed through Chinese waters, and the People's Liberation Army also drove away along the way. However, the People's Liberation Army does not have as many small actions as the US military in the South China Sea. The US said that the two sides communicated in accordance with international regulations, and the actions of the Chinese warship were safe and professional.
From the pictures released by the US military, it can be distinguished that the three Chinese ships that cruised around Alaska in the United States are: 055 destroyer , 052 destroyer and a supply ship.
It is worth noting that in late August, the Ministry of Defense of Japan has found the same configuration of the 055 Oki formation in the same configuration in the Tsushima Strait and the Soya Strait, respectively 055. Nanchang ship, 052D destroyer Guiyang ship as well as a supply ship and a electronic reconnaissance ship . The photos released this time in the United States were taken on August 30.
timeline is continuous,To be sure, this is the same naval formation. The PLA's parade route this time will be clear. After departing from the home port of China, the Nanchang fleet passed through the Tsushima Strait between Kyushu and South Korea, all the way north through the Sea of Japan, and then passed through Japan Honshu, Hokkaido, and finally entered the North Pacific through the Soya Strait in northern Hokkaido, and finally Arrived at Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands around Alaska.
055 This wave of operations can be said to be based on the way of the person. After Bi came to power, the United States made clear its strategy of pulling allies to encircle China. The South China Sea is a key area of provocation by the United States, and the excuse used is "free navigation." Every time a U.S. warship or an allied warship crosses the South China Sea, the U.S. always speaks of "free navigation", smears China by the way, and promotes the so-called "China threat."
Now that the People's Liberation Army has moved its warships to the exclusive economic zone of Japanese media and the US waters, the US and Japan seem to be uncomfortable. As early as when the Nanchang formation was passing through the Tsushima Strait, the Japanese Ministry of Defense jumped in a hurry. While preaching the "China threat", it also posted photos of Chinese warships passing through the Tsushima Strait on the website.
The performance of the United States is also not calm. Its coast guard follows the Chinese warship formation all the way. The point is that the subsequent wave of operations in the United States shows that they are actually very concerned about this matter. The photos taken on August 30 were not released until September 13, and what is very strange is that the US deleted the photos themselves within a few hours after they were hung up.
Let us imagine the complicated mood of the relevant decision-makers in the United States. Prior to this, the United States believed that its control over East Asia was not to say that it was impenetrable, but at least it was confident that it could block China through 's first island chain . However, seeing China's 055 cruiser patrolling the American waters, the Americans felt complicated and wanted to condemn, but the Chinese warships also met their own standards of free navigation in the South China Sea.Does not violate any international law. Then you can’t hang up the photos, let the world know about the “China threat”, the photos are up, but you can think about it again, is it a show of timidity? Finally, let's just take it down.
In fact, this is not the first time that a PLA warship has entered the waters of Alaska. In August 2015, a fleet of five Chinese warships entered the waters of Alaska. It also entered . The US Pacific Fleet is an important local supply port. —— Atu Island within 12 nautical miles. However, because the United States did not recognize the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters , it could only respond embarrassingly and stated that it did not pose a threat.
After a lapse of 6 years, the People's Liberation Army once again cruised to the waters of Alaska. This is a powerful counterattack made by the People's Liberation Army against the backdrop of frequent provocations of China by the United States and Japan. Since the United States preaches the so-called "free navigation", then China has adopted reciprocal measures, not insulting each other.
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