Since 2023, there have been many confrontations in mainland waters, with China and Japan facing off on the Diaoyu Islands, and China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, Ren'ai Reef and Thitu Island.
However, under these confrontations, the confrontation between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea has reappeared, and they really want to "suppress" China's maritime strength?
Indeed, after this matter appeared, it also triggered a lot of heated discussions, which seems to be to have an impact on China from all aspects, of course, this may be an instigation from foreign forces to countries around China's waters, wanting to be "cannon fodder", but they can't see the essence of the matter, and there is no way.
As for the confrontation between these countries and China in the sea zone, it can be said that no country occupies the vanguard, and it is China that suppresses them in the end, which also shows China's determination to maintain its territory at sea.
And this time, after Japan and the Philippines, the Sino-Vietnamese confrontation took place in Vanguard Beach, which can be said to be quite intense, we will first introduce the area of Vanguard Beach, and then explain how strong.
Nansha Islands - Vanguard Bank
Nansha Qundao is located in the southern region of the South China Sea on the mainland, the entire archipelago area from Xiongnanjiao in the north, to Lidi Shoals in the south, to Vanguard Bank in the west, and Haima Beach in the east, is the southernmost group of archipelagos in the South China Sea, the group of archipelagos with the largest number of islands and reefs, and the widest dispersion.
In ancient times, the mainland called this area Wanli Stone Pond, Wanli Long Causeway, etc.
The entire Nansha Qundao is about 905 kilometers long from east to west, about 887 kilometers wide from north to south, and has a sea area of 886,000 square kilometers, so it is a fairly large area. However, because the Nansha Islands region of the mainland is very rich in resources.
Therefore, it has always been one of the main reasons why other countries want to intervene, the reason why they want to occupy the small islands of China's Nansha Islands, this area is not only rich in biological resources, the most important thing is that the energy is too good, we will briefly introduce it here.
Fish resources - there are more than 500 kinds of fish resources, of which about 300 species of economic fish, accounting for more than half of the total number of species.
For example, there are many large blue sharks, gray star sharks, sharp ploughhead rays, multi-toothed snake mullets, spotted groupers, etc., so it is one of the natural fishing grounds in the South China Sea.
Energy resources are divided into two categories:
Mineral resources - according to public survey data, the phosphate reserves of Nansha Qundao are more than 300,000 tons. The total area of oil and gas storage basins in the Nansha Sea area is about 350,000 square kilometers, with a total oil potential of 34.97 billion tons and a total natural gas potential of 8 trillion cubic meters.
72 oil fields and 63 gas fields have been discovered, of which 4 basins have proven recoverable oil reserves of about 1.006 billion tons and natural gas recoverable reserves of about 2 trillion cubic meters. The larger oil and gas storage basins are the Tsengmu Basin and the Reed Beach Basin.
Therefore, if this resource is fully exploited, it will really be a big energy.
Natural resources - here mainly refers to the offshore energy that can be developed, that is, the solar energy in the region is also very blocked, the sea area of Nansha Islands has 2304 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and the total annual radiation is 5734 megajoules per square meter, which can be developed for offshore energy.
At the same time, the same is true of wind energy, in the northern region of Nansha Islands, the annual average wind speed is 7.1 m/s, the annual effective wind speed time is 6765 hours, the effective wind energy is 3085 kWh per square meter, the effective wind energy density is 456 watts per square meter, and the effective wind energy frequency is 77%, which is a rare high wind energy area in China, and it is stable for a long time.
Therefore, the resources of Nansha Islands are quite good.
As the westernmost of the Nansha Islands, Vietnam is eager to move in this area, in fact, it also looks at the resources of the mainland Nansha Islands. The mainland Vanguard Bank is located about 35 nautical miles southwest of Li Zhun Beach, the area is crescent-shaped, 63 kilometers long from east to west, the average width is also 11 kilometers, the water depth is generally between 37-111 meters, some areas 17 meters.
However, this area is a bit special, and Vietnam has repeatedly looked for things in this area, and determined that Vanguard Bank and the islands and reefs west of it are part of the Vietnamese mainland reef layer.
As a result, China has repeatedly protested that China has signed a contract with Crestone Enesgy Co. to cooperate in oil exploration there. At the same time, Vietnam also sent troops to garrison here, but this does not mean that Vietnam occupied Vanguard Bank! Because Vanguard Bank is very large.
So, this is the focus issue, Vanguard Bank is China's territory, and it is also exploring and exploiting the resources of the area. And Vietnam sent troops to garrison, but not the entire region, so this makes many people confused.
However, everyone only needs to know that Vietnam wants the resources of this region, but Vanguard Bank is China's territory, and the entire region is Chinese, so there is a confrontation.
Sino-Vietnamese Vanguard Beach confrontation! The two sides "clashed" less than 10 meters
We said that this is Chinese territory, so as long as Vietnam is close, China will take measures. This confrontation in the South China Sea is indeed a change in the situation in the South China Sea. So what happened?
According to data from the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the Chinese coast guard ship CCG5205 and Vietnam's Kiem Ngu 278 faced off near Vanguard Bank.
Ray Powell, project leader at Myoushu (South China Sea) at Stanford University, also publicly said that the two ships were once less than 10 meters apart and engaged in a "confrontation", and he first detected the incident at sea.
At the same time, according to his description, the Chinese coast guard ship CCG5205 is twice as large as the Vietnamese Kiem Ngu 278. Meanwhile, Chinese coast guard ships have been operating in the area for a long time, ending after about 90 minutes of standoff. A researcher from California said the Chinese coast guard ship was gaining the upper hand, describing it as "frantically approaching" Vietnam.
So, as can be seen from this description, the Vietnamese fishing patrol boat also had little resistance, and after 90 minutes, the two sides dispersed, ending the confrontation.
This also shows that the China Coast Guard is not worthy of Vietnamese ships at all, which is also China's determination to protect its territory, as long as you get close, we will not get out of the way.
Of course, this confrontation between China and Vietnam does not have much friction compared with the confrontation between China and the Philippines. The Philippines said last time that China coast guard laser irradiation, although this statement is an exaggeration, but it also shows the strength of China's enforcement in the South China Sea.
summary
On the whole, whether it is China, the Philippines, China and Japan, China and Vietnam in the maritime confrontation since 2023, China has never been in the downwind, which also shows that China's maritime strength has really been greatly improved, and China's navy has extremely strong strength to maintain its own maritime territory, so everyone can rest assured.
Moreover, with the entry of various Chinese fighters into the South China Sea and the use of new aircraft carriers, the future will further enhance its maritime strength and strengthen the mainland's determination to safeguard its territory.