China is playing a big chess game in the South China Sea? The operation to take back Ren'ai Jiao has begun, and China has made multiple moves at the same time!
Although Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea has been occupied by the Philippines for more than 20 years, the mainland has never given up its repossession. In recent years, along with the continuous growth of the mainland's comprehensive national strength, the control of islands and reefs in the South China Sea has also been carried out in an all-round way, and Ren'ai Jiao is no exception.
Recently, the mainland has dispatched a number of coast guard ships and warships to operate in the South China Sea, and some fishing boats have spontaneously followed. The Philippines recently found that at least 48 fishing boats on the mainland have appeared in the waters near Horseshoe Crab Reef, which has made the Philippines a little worried.
On the one hand, these dozens of fishing boats, in groups and mighty, did not appear alone in the nearby waters, causing trouble under the escort of the PLA Type 056 frigate and the China Coast Guard No. 3304 coast guard boat, appeared in the waters of Crai Vine Reef, which made it impossible for the Philippine coast guard ships to drive away our fishing boats.
On the other hand, the Philippines found that although the Chinese vessels that appeared near Horseshoe Crab Reef were fishing vessels, it seemed that these fishing boats were not engaged in fishing activities, but were stationed in groups of three or five in the nearby waters or patrolled nearby. Therefore, the Philippines believes that this is not a fishing boat, but a "militia ship", and their role is the same as that of coast guard ships, responsible for patrol and vigilance tasks, once it is found that Philippine coast guard ships or fishing boats appear in nearby waters, immediately call for support to prevent Philippine ships from approaching.
Of course, in addition to Horseshoe Shoe Shoe Shoe Reef, other islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands also have Chinese ships patrolling or anchored. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, in addition to Horseshoe Crab Reef, there are also many Chinese ships in the waters near Sembin Reef, and China's strength here is far stronger than that of Horseshoe Shoe Shoal.
In Horseshoe Crab Reef, the Chinese side is mainly dominated by a large number of fishing boats, only one warship and one coast guard vessel, but in Sen Bin Jiao, in addition to fishing boats, there are two PLA warships and three Chinese coast guard boats to cruise the waters of Sen Bin Reef and protect the safety of our fishing boats.
Sembin Reef and Horseshoe Shoe Shoe Shoe Reef are both islands and reefs of the Spratly Islands, and they are not far away, especially within 100 kilometers of the two sides, there is also our Mischief Island.
As can be seen from the map, horseshoe crab reef is located about 96 kilometers on the back of Mischief Island, and Sembin Reef is located about 92 kilometers east of Mischief Island, separated by In'ai Reef, which is about 32 kilometers away from Mischief Island.
Mischief Island, Horseshoe Shoe Shoe Shoe Reef and Sembin Reef form a "triangle". Therefore, some analysts believe that considering that not long ago, the commander of the Western Military Region of the Philippines did not know how to land on Ren'ai Jiao, which revealed the loopholes in our control of Ren'ai Jiao.
Therefore, our simultaneous dispatch in the two directions of Horseshoe Crab Reef and Xianbin Reef seems to be planning a big chess game, one of which is to achieve a complete blockade of Ren'ai Jiao, so that it is believed that the time to recover Ren'ai Jiao is not far off.
However, in response to China's simultaneous dispatch of horseshoe crab and Sembin Reef, the Philippines expressed strong opposition to this, claiming that China was operating in the Philippines' "exclusive economic zone" and asking Chinese fishing boats, coast guard ships and warships to leave the waters of Sembin Reef and Satrapin Reef.
But the Philippines' objection is not only useless, but also groundless. As early as a thousand years ago, our ancestors fished in the Nansha Islands and left footprints, while the Philippines, decades ago, saw China's weak strength and could not achieve normal control over the Nansha Islands, so it invaded and occupied many islands and reefs in China's Nansha Islands.
At present, the mainland's comprehensive national strength has been greatly enhanced, and the normal control of the Nansha Islands has been realized, and we naturally want to take back the encroached territories that the mainland was unable to control before, such as the horseshoe crab reef and Xianbin Jiao, which were previously unable to control and were occupied.