Since the US "Seawolf" class "Connecticut" submarine "hit the mountain" in the South China Sea, it has been surrounded by negative public opinion. After the submarine arrived in Guam and conducted an assessment of the damage, it has been in a state of "disappearance", and today there is finally the latest news. On December 15, there were three big things to watch.
The first thing, the US "collision" nuclear submarine, which attracted much attention in the previous paragraph, has finally stumbled back to the United States, for which the US media also published a clear photo of the submarine.
According to reports, the submarine's journey from Guam to the port of San Diego was a nightmare journey, because the submarine abandoned the submarine to sail from Guam to California in a state of surface navigation under the circumstances of leadership change and submarine damage, and traveled more than 6,000 miles to reach the port.
Because the submarine is not in good condition, even in the calmest sea, the submarine will constantly shake. The crew inside the cabin followed the river and the sea, many people had difficulty sleeping, and it was tedious and painful for everyone.
But after the submarine arrived safely in the United States, a question arose: Was the submarine really hitting a mountain? It should be known that during the inspection, the entire front sonar cover of the submarine was torn in the impact, and if it was really a mountain collision, then the consequences should be more serious.
Judging from the current opaque information and the 6,000 miles of autonomous voyage to the United States, the damage does not seem to be serious, especially compared with the tragic situation after the USS San Francisco nuclear submarine hit the mountain, it seems to be much lighter. At that time, the submarine killed one crew member and injured nearly a hundred crew members. Later, the US military spent 80 million yuan to directly replace the bow part of the San Francisco submarine, which officially revived the submarine.
But is this not the case with the Connecticut? What happened in the South China Sea at that time? The U.S. government should have more transparent disclosures.
The second thing, after several rounds of negotiations, the Iranian nuclear agreement suddenly took a turn for the better, and what is even more unexpected is that this time the United States made concessions first.
On the 15th, LINDA Greenfield, permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, said at the Meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the United States is willing to completely lift the sanctions against Iran in the Iranian nuclear agreement.
She said the U.S. president made it clear that if Iran is willing to re-comply with its obligations under the JCPOA, the U.S. is willing to go in the same direction as Iran, lifting all sanctions against Iran and allowing Iran to reap economic benefits from the deal. In stark contrast to previous U.S. insistence on Iran's concessions, in fact, U.S. attitudes appear to have changed overnight.
Just a day ago, Iran also said that Western countries were playing an "accusation game" in the Iranian nuclear agreement, and britain, France, Germany and other countries also expressed pessimism about the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement.
In fact, the seventh round of negotiations on the JCPOA began on November 29 and was suspended in early December. After December 9, the negotiations continue, in this "eighth round" of negotiations, the United States will resume negotiations with Iran in Vienna, and the Biden administration will send special envoys to participate in the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement.
Today's negotiations are the first under the leadership of Iran's conservative new president, Lasi, and now it can be said that Iran's persistence has also borne fruit. This concession by the White House also shows that the United States has no spare strength to maintain and exert pressure on the Middle East region represented by Iran.
Third, US Secretary of State Blinken recently visited Southeast Asia and spoke ill of China, which was also attacked by the Chinese side. A day earlier, Blinken had traveled to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, where he met with Prime Minister Joko Widodo and then to Malaysia and Thailand.
Blinken came to Southeast Asia to form an anti-China alliance, and he first elaborated on Biden's "Indo-Pacific strategy" in Indonesia. It also claimed to strengthen alliances with regional partners and defense and intelligence capabilities, while once again slandering China.
This was Blinken's first visit to Southeast Asia, and the White House had already paved the way before Blinken came to Southeast Asia. In the past month, US Commerce Secretary Raimondo, Assistant Secretary of State Krittenblink and other politicians have visited Southeast Asia.
In fact, this move began after the Biden administration took office. In addition to rebuilding the Atlantic Alliance, the White House at the time extended its black hand to Southeast Asia. In addition to Deputy Secretary of State Sherman, Defense Secretary Austin and even Vice President Harris have traveled to Southeast Asia to promote Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy.
Although the United States has tried its best to win over Southeast Asia, it has also favored one over the other. The United States attaches too much importance to Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines, turning a blind eye to countries such as Indonesia. Therefore, as soon as Blinken came to Southeast Asia, he opened fire with all his might, making every effort to win over Southeast Asian countries and undermine the relations between China and Southeast Asian countries.
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded that the US practice of provoking separatist estrangement and inciting confrontation is unpopular in the world and even more unworkable in the Asia-Pacific region.