It is reported that Japan's original defense budget for fiscal year 2022 was 540 million yen, setting a record high. According to sources, Japan's defense budget for fiscal year 2023 will increase to 1.2 times that of fiscal year 2022, and will once again set a record high, which also means that Japan's defense budget has broken the historical record for 11 consecutive years.
As a defeated country in World War II , Japan's military development has always been restricted. However, in recent years, Japan has been making various excuses to increase military spending and conduct military expansion. Moreover, Japan's frequent military expansion often targets China's military strength as an excuse, and the finger is directly aimed at China.
Not only that, Japan has repeatedly used the excuse of "Taiwan's trouble" to increase its troops in the direction of the islands southwest of
. Due to Japan's frequent provocations, the current situation around China is becoming increasingly tense. and the People's Liberation Army has also strengthened its training. Recently, the Liaoning ship took several submarines to the Western Pacific for training.As usual, the Liaoning ship conducts two long-sea trainings in the Western Pacific every year. In May this year, the Liaoning ship brought the 055 Nanchang ship and other ships to the Western Pacific for training, which scared both the United States and Japan. The Japanese Self-Defense Force also dispatched the "Izumo" quasi-aircraft carrier to track and monitor the Liaoning ship formation.
According to the report of the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s United Staff Supervision Department on December 16, the Chinese Navy’s Liaoning fleet has once again entered the Western Pacific training. According to the Japanese report, on the morning of December 15, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force discovered that five Chinese naval ships, including the Liaoning ship, were sailing in the waters west of Fukue Island (under Nagasaki Prefecture) in the Five Islands of Japan.
Judging from the photos released by the Japanese side, in addition to the Liaoning ship, the remaining four ships are the 0.55 million tons large destroyer Anshan ship, hull number 103, 52D destroyer Chengdu ship, hull number 120, 054A frigate Zaozhuang ship, hull number 542, and 901 comprehensive supply ship Hulun Lake ship, hull number 901.
Among them, the 055 Anshan ship was only put into service in November last year, and it was officially announced that it had passed the full training assessment a month ago to form combat effectiveness. Therefore, this is also the first time that Anshan ship has joined the Liaoning ship escort formation. However, the escort formation of the Liaoning ship has more than four ships. According to the Japanese report, late at night on December 15, the Japanese Sea discovered the 055 Wuxi ship in the waters west of Fukue Island.
Japanese report showed that the Wuxi ship sailed southeastward and met with the above-mentioned Liaoning ship formation. On the 16th, six ships including the Liaoning ship crossed the Miyako Strait and entered the Western Pacific Ocean. It is reported that the Wuxi ship was officially listed in March this year. Just 9 months have passed, the ship has formed combat effectiveness and has joined the Liaoning ship escort formation, which shows the strength of our country's navy.
It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that the Liaoning ship was escorted by two large-scale 0.55 million tons to conduct long-sea training in the Western Pacific. In addition, according to a previous notice by the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s General Staff Supervision Department, on December 14, the 055 Lhasa ship, 052D destroyer Kaifeng ship and 903A comprehensive supply ship Taihu ship also crossed Dasui Strait and entered the Western Pacific waters.
At the same time, an 815 electronic reconnaissance ship also entered the Western Pacific through Miyako Strait on the same day. Although the Liaoning fleet did not operate at the same time as the above-mentioned ships, after the Liaoning ship entered the Western Pacific, it is likely to train with other ships. In this way, the Liaoning fleet that was trained in the Western Pacific this time included at least 10 ships.
Faced with the large-scale dispatch of PLA ships, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces looked as if they were facing a great enemy as usual. According to the Japanese report, after Maritime Self-Defense Force discovered the Liaoning fleet, it immediately dispatched aircraft and ships to collect intelligence and monitor it.
In addition to the Japanese Self-Defense Force, the US military is also very concerned about the PLA's dynamics. Although no news has been reported yet, with the usual style of the US military, it must have dispatched reconnaissance aircraft to monitor the PLA fleet. It is worth mentioning that on December 16, the US Navy's "Reagan" aircraft carrier has returned to Yokosuka port , which means that the aircraft carrier has ended its deployment this year.
As early as early this month, the US military "Nimitz" aircraft carrier had departed from the United States to Asia-Pacific , and was expected to arrive in the waters around Japan around Christmas. Therefore, although the US military currently does not have aircraft carriers deployed in the Western Pacific, our country must remain vigilant. However, in the face of the training of the Western Pacific training in the Liaoning fleet, the US military must not dare to act rashly.
