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For a long time, several Western countries, including the United Kingdom, have viewed China's rapid rise with a colored lens. They always doubt and discredit China's rising power, which seems to have become a consistent practice in these countries and media.
Recently, I noticed the British media reports, according to USNI, the British media claimed that they had discovered a dredger named "Chuanhong 68" and is currently operating off the coast near Malaysia. The ship was allegedly being salvaged in an illegal manner, with the goal of salvaging two Royal Navy warships sunk during World War II: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Counterattack.
The British media expressed concern and distress about this behavior, and believed that the Chinese dredgers carried out this salvage mainly to obtain high-quality steel from the two warships.
When I first heard the news, I was also puzzled. On the one hand, the waters near Malaysia are quite far from China, and there seems to be no reason to send dredgers to salvage two ancient shipwrecks. On the other hand, this sea area, and its sinking British warships, have technically become part of the history of the Second World War and can even be seen as a graveyard of historical artifacts or military equipment. For China, such actions seem neither conscionable nor perverse.
In my opinion, the British media may simply seize the opportunity and try to blame China. They don't seem to think about the rationality of their actions, but only about how to smear China. But if we analyze the salvage operation more comprehensively, we can see that the British media's statements are clearly biased.
First, we cannot simply assume that the discovery of a Chinese ship is tantamount to Chinese behavior. Dredgers are usually equipment belonging to an economic company and, in principle, provide services to any party that pays. Therefore, it is entirely possible that individuals or companies from other countries have hired Chinese companies to go to the relevant waters at their expense.
Second, China would never have risked such actions in the waters near Malaysia without the permission of the Malaysian government. China, as a major power with global influence, will not ask Malaysia to open its coastline because of two warships sank by British forces decades ago. This scenario is clearly unrealistic.
Third, the British media did not provide any substantive investigation and evidence of this incident. As media outlets, they are supposed to follow basic professional guidelines, but this report was clearly not fully verified.
Moreover, it seems somewhat comical that the British media express concern and distress without fully understanding the facts. Even if other countries try to salvage British warships that sank during World War II, the author believes that there should not be much problem. After all, Britain plundered numerous countries during the imperial era, did not get permission, and took away countless valuable artifacts. What right do Britons have to be sad and worried in this situation? If they were really that upright, they wouldn't have so many treasures from around the world in their museums.
As for the claim that China salvaged British battleships in order to obtain high-quality steel, this is completely unfounded speculation. More than 80 years have passed since World War II, and China's steel smelting technology and production capacity have reached the world-class level. In this case, it is clearly not necessary to send ships to sail thousands of kilometers to salvage two ancient warships.
To sum up, the British media seem to be only concerned with how to use this news and do everything possible to discredit China, without considering its authenticity. This is what many Western media have always done. For the bottomless hype of the British media, the author can only describe it as "nonsense, unreasonable". We should look at such reports more rationally, not be swayed by emotions, and pursue truth and objectivity. After all, more cooperation and understanding is needed on the international stage, not pointless accusations and prejudices.
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