Japan also dared to provoke China, 8 patrol ships into the Taiwan Strait, just to avoid typhoons?
Recently, the Taiwan Strait has always been the focus of attention from the outside world, and the United States does have an unshirkable responsibility for this situation. It can even be said that if it were not for Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the situation in the Taiwan Strait region would not have developed to this point today.
What I did not expect was that just after the US warship left, Japan dared to stand up and provoke China. According to previous media reports, four Japanese security patrol ships entered the Taiwan Strait, and the number was subsequently increased to 8, including one Chinese patrol ship. In this regard, the Taiwan media took the initiative to "defend" Japan, because the typhoon was fierce, so Japanese ships needed to enter the Taiwan Strait to avoid the wind and waves. Of course, logically speaking, there does not seem to be any problem with this, after all, the maximum wind near the center of the "Xuanlano" typhoon can reach about 16 to 17.
Although eight patrol ships of the Japanese Security Agency entered the Taiwan Strait in the name of avoiding the typhoon at the time of the typhoon, these patrol ships sailed near the Diaoyu Islands before entering the Taiwan Strait.
In other words, these patrol ships were originally the "vanguard troops" of Japan's provocation of China. Entering the Taiwan Strait without authorization at this time in the name of avoiding typhoons, if only to avoid typhoons, it seems impossible to persuade China. Don't forget that the Japanese Defense Agency's patrol ships are equipped with a large helicopter magazine and multiple machine guns, and can even be regarded as a small attack ship.
Therefore, the Japanese patrol ship entered the Taiwan Strait, nominally to avoid typhoons, but in fact it can be regarded as a provocation. After all, the two "old antique" cruisers of the United States have just crossed the Taiwan Strait before, and the Japanese patrol ships have broken in at this time without authorization, which is equivalent to following the practice of their own American grand masters.
More importantly, if it is only to avoid typhoons, Japanese patrol ships should moor and stop sailing as soon as they enter the Taiwan Strait. However, after entering the Taiwan Strait, not only did it not stop, but on the contrary, it sailed all the way south, following the route of the US cruiser. In this regard, the Taiwan media actually said that the Japanese patrol ship's move was completely imitated by the US warship. At the same time, according to the information previously released by the meteorological department, in fact, the Japanese patrol ship has many options for avoiding typhoons, and it is not necessary to enter the Taiwan Strait to avoid typhoons.
It is possible to reach the port of Ryukyu Island to escape the typhoon and then return to the Japanese mainland. Therefore, Japan's behavior this time is very worthy of scrutiny, and it is not excluded that it is to provoke China.
After all, Sino-Japanese relations have always been relatively tense, and with the United States fueling it, the relations between the two sides have become more and more tense. In addition to its historical roots, this point is also related to Japan's position for many years, and if the country had not moved closer to the United States, the relationship between the two sides would not have reached this point today. Of course, no matter what kind of psychology Japan has put into Taiwan's waters, this move is a naked provocation. There is no doubt about this, it is definitely not as simple as dodging a typhoon. Next, how does China respond? How to pack up "Little Japan".
(Text/Hua Qiang)
