Just after the Spring Festival, China and Russia jointly sounded the "rallying cry" to counter hegemonism, and the Sino-Arab joint statement also fired the "first shot" against power politics; both statements have one thing in common, that is, they support the "one China" policy and oppose any form of "Taiwan independence." In particular, Russia not only supports Chinese mainland with its voice, but also proves with actions that Russia is China's most reliable all-weather strategic partner.
According to Russian media news on February 7, just after China and Russia issued a joint statement, 20 warships of the Russian army crossed the sensitive Dzonggu Strait from the Sea of Japan and entered the Sea of Okhotsk, including the frigate command ships "Marshal Krylov" and "Marshal Shaposhnikov", the frigates "Perfect", "Thunder" and "Loud", the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Pantelleev" and several minesweepers and missile boats, as well as an unknown number of nuclear submarines. Among the 20 ship formations, the most capable of striking, in addition to nuclear submarines, marshal "Saposhnikov" and "Thunder", are equipped with 3M14 "caliber" cruise missiles, with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers, enough to cover the entire sea targets on both sides of the Zonggu Strait.
It is worth mentioning that before the Russian army crossed the Zonggu Strait, the United States and Japan dispatched armed forces including 10,000 soldiers to hold a huge joint military exercise in the Interior Sea, in the Miyako Strait and the Luzon Strait. It should be known that Miyako Island, southwest of the Miyako Strait, is only about 140 kilometers away from China's Diaoyu Island, Chiwei Island, and less than 340 kilometers away from Taiwan Island. As for the joint military exercise held by the US and Japanese maritime forces, the Japanese media bluntly said that the intention of this exercise against the conflict in the Taiwan Strait is very obvious. In this situation, the Russian warship formation crossed the Zonggu Strait this time, which was obviously a response to the joint US-Japanese military exercise.
Previously, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held a video meeting with US President Joe Biden and said that once Russia "invades" Ukraine, Japan will also take countermeasures against Russia, which has been interpreted by some Japanese media as follows: As long as Russia "invades" Ukraine, Japan will take the opportunity to "occupy" the four northern islands, because in addition to the four northern islands, it is really impossible to think of any countermeasures that Japan will have against Russia. Therefore, the appearance of Russian warships in the Zonggu Strait is obviously knocking Japan, and trying to reduce The pressure on Russia on the Ukraine issue by "encircling Wei and saving Zhao". In addition, Russia is also interested in showing its support for China by increasing its military deployment to Japan, knocking on the mountain and shocking the tiger, deterring the United States. It should be known that in the joint statement issued by China and Russia, Russia not only said that it adheres to the "one-China" policy and opposes any form of "Taiwan independence," but also said that "there is no forbidden area for Sino-Russian cooperation."
As we all know, in recent years, the bilateral and multilateral joint statements issued by the United States and Japan, South Korea, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries have repeatedly mentioned the Taiwan issue, and have tried to form a broad-based international intervention camp. However, russia's involvement in the situation in the Taiwan Strait cannot be compared with that of the United States and its allies. This is mainly manifested in the fact that the United States has formed a military alliance with Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and china and Russia have not formed an alliance. At the same time, the United States also stands for the "Taiwan independence" forces under the banner of the "Taiwan Relations Act," while Russia does not have a similar law to side with China. In addition, Russia's support for China on the Taiwan Strait issue is still moral and political support, and it has never stated that it will intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait, while the United States and its allies have actively prepared for armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait situation in terms of law and troop deployment.
However, the Sino-Russian joint statement clearly pointed out that there is no forbidden area for Sino-Russian cooperation. The subtext behind this is that although China and Russia have not yet formed an alliance, it does not mean that China and Russia will never be aligned. Although Russia has not said that it will intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait, it does not mean that it will not do so in the future. Therefore, the Sino-Russian joint statement said that there is no forbidden area for cooperation between the two sides, which is to deter the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and the "puppet manipulators" behind them, especially the Russian military dispatched 20 warships from Vladivostok, the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet, all the way through the Sea of Japan, and the east Jongya Strait, which showed with actions that Russia's support for China will never stay on the paper of the joint statement, but will take action to put it into practice. So, that's the main reason why the real U.S. and Japan shudder.
Some people point out that the United States continues to create tensions at both ends of the Eurasian continent, using the Ukraine issue to confront Russia on the one hand, and using the Taiwan issue to balance China on the other hand, so China and Russia will become more and more united, and will strengthen cooperation in strategic, military, energy and other aspects, and will also support each other in international affairs and respect and safeguard each other's core interests and concerns. If nothing else, after March this year, the Chinese People's Liberation Army will soon hold large-scale joint naval and air military exercises, which may also include island landing operations. At the same time, the PLA will also hold joint military exercises with the Russian military in due course to maintain regional peace and stability. Just as Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, as long as the two great powers of China and Russia stand shoulder to shoulder and deepen cooperation back to back, the international order will not be chaotic, world axioms will not fall, and hegemonism will not win!