The aftermath between China and Australia has not yet subsided, and waves have risen on the South China Sea. Of course, the Americans who set off the waves are still Americans, and the waves this time are "big"...
According to the news on Weibo of the "South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness", on December 6, the US Navy "Makin Island" amphibious The guard group was divided into two groups and entered the South China Sea for activities.
It can be seen from the trajectory map provided by it that the amphibious assault ship "Makin Island" and the landing ship "Somerset" entered the South China Sea from two directions.
It is worth mentioning that the "Makin Island" is a "quasi-aircraft carrier" class warship with a full load displacement of 41,300 tons and can carry 45 CH-46E carrier helicopters, as well as various tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, etc. , When necessary, it can even take off and land F-35 fighters, and its combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the light aircraft carriers of Britain and France.
is not only the South China Sea, the same day, the US military base in Guam also set off a "big wave".
On December 6, the U.S. Pacific Air Force published a video on the official Twitter, confirming that the B-1B Lancer bomber had been redeployed to Guam as a "bomber task force" to maintain "freedom and openness" in the Pacific.
According to the U.S. "Defense Blog" report that day, the three B-1B bombers deployed on Guam belong to the 37th Expeditionary Squadron of the 28th Bombing Wing of the U.S. Air Force. The mission is to participate in a joint exercise conducted by the U.S. Pacific Air Force and Allied Forces.
U.S. Air Force 37th Bombing Squadron commander and Lieutenant Colonel Horstman also said: "The B-1B bomber can carry the most joint air-to-surface missiles and joint guided attack weapons, which is a powerful deterrent. " Although B- The 1 bomber has been a product of the last century. It does not have the stealth performance of the B-2, but there are still more than 60 B-1 bombers in service in the U.S. Air Force. It is still the main strategic deterrent mission of the U.S. Air Force. .
And just the day before, there was also news that Britain and France plan to "show their presence" in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to a report by Kyodo News on December 5, the UK’s only aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" will be dispatched to the western Pacific waters near Japan as early as the beginning of next year to participate in the joint force held by the US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Perform and cruise in the waters near Okinawa.
reported that the reason for the British dispatch of aircraft carriers to the Western Pacific this time is that "the British government is strongly concerned about the Hong Kong issue, and Japan also intends to strengthen cooperation with the United Kingdom to jointly contain China's growing influence in the surrounding waters."
On the same day, according to Japan’s Sankei Shimbun, the French Navy will participate in a joint military exercise with the US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on an uninhabited island for the first time next year. The
report pointed out that nominally, the military exercise will focus on natural disaster relief and humanitarian assistance; in fact, the main content of the military exercise is to simulate amphibious landing operations and subsequent offshore defenses.
Japanese media said that this joint exercise is aimed at confronting China and expanding the siege of China. At the same time, the Japanese government also attaches great importance to strengthening military and intelligence cooperation with France, and intends to seek to establish an intelligence sharing network of the "Five Eyes Alliance + Japan and France".
French Chief of Naval Staff Pierre Van Dier said in an interview with Japanese media: "We want to show our presence in the region and send a message about Japan-France cooperation. This is a message for China."
(Edit: Duxian)
