In addition to the economic, scientific and technological and military fields, the space industry has gradually become the key direction of the development of all countries in the world. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is still the three countries of China, the United States and Russia that are in the leading position in this regard. It is understood that the total number of continental space launches in 2021 is 55 times, which not only refreshes the historical record, but also wins the glory of the world's first. However, it should be known that everything has both positive and negative sides, and opportunities and challenges often coexist.
With the increase of efforts by countries to study the space industry, the number of satellites launched has gradually increased, and the danger in space is also rising. According to the "Space Debris Center", the Space Debris Detection and Application Center of the China National Space Administration found through early warning calculations on January 18 that the mainland Tsinghua Science Satellite (No. 46026) almost collided with the Russian Space 1408 debris in the morning of the same day. The calculations show that the closest distance between the two sides is 14.5 meters, while the relative speed is 5.27 kilometers per second.
Fortunately, this dangerous encounter was avoided, and if there was a real collision, the impact would be incalculable. Whether it's the space orbit itself, or the continental satellite equipment. In fact, in recent years, such a situation is not uncommon, some time ago the continental space station was twice dangerously approached by the United States satellites. It is understood that at that time, the continental astronauts were "on a business trip" on the space station, and when the danger was detected, the astronauts took timely countermeasures and avoided the US satellites.
However, unlike this incident, the United States was a good satellite at the time, not satellite fragments. In other words, it is really difficult to say whether the so-called "emergency collision" was accidental or artificial, after all, the United States is not worthy of our trust at all. Of course, this time almost "intimate contact" with Russian anti-satellite test fragments also reminded us, as well as all space countries, that the launch of satellites should still be moderated to avoid the increase in the number of fragments endangering the safety of other satellites.
After the worrying news, let's discuss the good news that China, Russia, and Iran are about to hold joint military exercises at sea. Russia's Pacific Fleet Information Service announced on Jan. 18 that the Chinese, Russian and Iranian navies would hold a joint maritime military exercise in the waters off the Persian Gulf. Although the specific time of the exercise has not yet been made public, this does not affect the degree of expectation we have for this joint exercise.
It is reported that the purpose of this military exercise is mainly to maintain shipping safety and combat piracy, so as to further promote peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region. However, according to past experience, it is clear that China, Russia and Iran chose to hold a joint performance at this time for more than just this reason. At present, Russia is being surrounded by the United States and NATO, and it is embattled, and Iran has also been in a fight with the United States because of the Iranian nuclear agreement, and the two sides have launched many rounds of negotiations.
At this time, the joint holding of military exercises between China, Russia and Iran will obviously deter the United States. While it won't deter the United States, it can at least send a message that Russia and Iran are not alone. The fact that the mainland has not openly argued with the United States over these things does not mean that they will continue to run amok. Sometimes it is more useful to take a direct shot than to say harsh words, and holding military exercises with Russia and Iran at this critical time is our attitude.
It is worth mentioning that the location and theme of the exercise are also very interesting. Military exercises in the Persian Gulf region to maintain shipping safety and combat piracy are clearly naming the United States. While everyone knows that maritime shipping is more or less threatened by piracy, who has ever seen a sovereign state blatantly plunder other countries' cargo? I have to say that the United States has done such a thing.
In November last year, Iranian state media directly exposed a scandal in which the US military attempted to seize an Iranian oil tanker. The report pointed out that the US destroyer was constantly approaching the Iranian oil tanker at that time, trying to force the latter to stop and then control the direction of the oil tanker. Fortunately, the Iranian Navy discovered the situation in time and sent helicopters and speedboats to the rescue, successfully smashing the shameless plot of the US military. Although the White House and the Pentagon have so far denied Iran's allegations, everyone has already had a score in mind.
After all, this is not the first time that the United States has committed such a predatory act, let alone the first time that it has targeted Iranian oil tankers. Previously, foreign media broke the news, saying that after the United States stopped the Iranian oil tanker with high-sounding reasons, it turned around and sold all the oil and made a lot of money. There is countless similar news, and the United States, which has long called itself the "world's policeman", has actually been interfering in the affairs of other countries, doing some bandits and rogue acts.
If we continue to remain silent, it will only further fuel the arrogance of the United States and its allies. Since the United States likes to use military strength to deter other countries and summon allies to hold military exercises to show off force, we will use the same method to fight back and let them know that we have friends and we are not good bullies.