A few days ago, the US Indo-Pacific Command released a video. The video showed that recently, a US military RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft was successfully intercepted by a PLA J-11 fighter jet while operating in the South China Sea. During the confrontation between the two sides, the two Chinese and American military aircraft almost collided. The closest distance was only 20 feet, about 6 meters apart. Subsequently, the US pilots were forced to evade in order to avoid a collision.
The United States conducted cross-border reconnaissance in areas surrounding China, and the People's Liberation Army immediately expelled the United States. This has almost become the norm for the Chinese and American military in recent years. However, the purpose of the United States announcing this news is to bite back at China.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued a press release in this regard. In its description, it avoided the seriousness of the cross-border behavior of U.S. military aircraft. Instead, it called the interception of Chinese military aircraft "unsafe" and "unprofessional" and emphasized that it would continue to "free navigation" in international airspace in the future.
Why did the U.S. military send military planes to the waters surrounding China? What was the purpose of sending reconnaissance planes to operate in the South China Sea? The U.S. did not mention this kind of content that is closely related to regional security. Instead, it was resentful of China's normal interception. It was obviously because the U.S. military wanted to demonstrate its military deterrence, but was forced to flee by the People's Liberation Army.
Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to this. China pointed out that for a long time, the United States has frequently conducted close-in reconnaissance against China, which has caused serious harm to China's national security. Facts have long proved that the United States is the culprit of maritime security issues. China also emphasized that the People's Liberation Army's response has always been safe, powerful, and professional, and that the United States' response is simply a bad person who complained first.
In recent years, due to the deterioration of Sino-US relations and the changes in the international landscape, the United States has become increasingly wary of the growth of China's strength. As time goes by, the United States has increasingly attempted to install its military presence in areas surrounding China. Among them, continuous exploratory reconnaissance activities in surrounding areas are one of the main harassment methods adopted by the United States.
According to statistics released by the South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness, in the first 11 months of 2022, the US military dispatched nearly 600 reconnaissance aircraft with frequent activities over the South China Sea alone. It is obvious that since this year, the United States has increasingly coveted the South China Sea region.
China is certainly prepared for this. The U.S. military continues to make provocations in the South China Sea, and the People's Liberation Army is also on standby. The news of the U.S. complaint this time just proves that China has extremely high quality in safeguarding national security and can completely control the actions of the U.S. in terms of technical level and military strength.
According to the news released by the US itself, during this interception operation, the US military aircraft was immediately accompanied by Chinese military aircraft after arriving in the South China Sea. After the two sides approached, the People's Liberation Army's J-11 immediately raised its altitude and showed the missile carried on the wing at close range to the US reconnaissance aircraft. Then the US military aircraft cut forward and the closest distance was less than 20 feet. However, no safety accidents occurred at this extremely close distance. In the end, the US military aircraft was forced to actively evade.
It can be seen that, first of all, China has a certain grasp of the actions of the US military. China is well aware of the actions of the US entering China's peripheral areas, and will immediately warn the US with practical actions. Later, when the military aircraft that broke into my country's airspace were still unwilling to leave, the Chinese military aircraft would deterrently use extremely high technical levels to force the restless forces to leave.
If China’s actions are truly as “unsafe and unprofessional” as claimed by the US, it will be almost impossible for the US military aircraft to escape safely at such a close distance. Moreover, after the People's Liberation Army clearly demonstrated the meaning of "if you don't leave, I can shoot you down at any time", the evasive behavior of the US military aircraft can only be said to be fleeing.
This behavior of the United States and its allies, provoking first but then attacking in reverse, has long been part of their behavior. Since this year, individual countries in the U.S. camp have also come to China's surrounding areas to provoke, but each one of them has received a resolute response from the People's Liberation Army.
Facts have proved that only those who dare to show their sword can truly have a deterrent effect. We also advise individual countries that insist on provoking China to do their own thing and not regret it until they actually pay the price.
Facts have proved that only those who dare to show their sword can truly have a deterrent effect. We also advise individual countries that insist on provoking China to do their own thing and not regret it until they actually pay the price.
