Wen \ Qinghui
On the 31st of this month, the aircraft carrier USS Vincennes and the USS Roosevelt conducted a joint exercise with the Japanese aircraft carrier Ise, and the specific location was in the waters near the Daito Islands!
This sea area is actually of certain strategic significance for the Chinese Navy's access to and from the western Pacific Ocean, and it is possible to monitor China's naval and air forces coming from the East China Sea to the west; during the last Taiwan exercise, the US aircraft carrier also tried to approach the east of Taiwan Island many times in this direction, and this is an area that the US Navy attaches great importance to, and the intention of targeting China in the exercise here is also very obvious.
Under such a premise, we note that on February 1, according to the information released by the Japanese side, it was learned that the warships of the PLA Navy had appeared in the relevant waters. China's surface ships consisting of the 052C missile destroyer Changchun and the Type 054A frigate Yiyang passed through the Miyako Strait and entered the western Pacific region on the same day.
On January 19 and January 31, the PLA's 795 and 791 electronic reconnaissance ships entered the western Pacific region through the same route. The fact that the PLA has made such an obvious tactical move at such a point in time obviously has a lot to do with the arrival of US aircraft carriers in the western Pacific and the assembly and joint exercises with Japanese aircraft carriers.
Moreover, it can be seen from the timing that the current situation is relatively urgent for the mainland. Our Spring Festival is approaching soon, and it is very likely that the PLA warships will spend their time in the western Pacific region during the Spring Festival. As far as our great soldiers are concerned, the more we must be vigilant during the Spring Festival, and the more we must resolutely defend the security of the motherland. Only when the soldiers firmly guard the country and defend the security of the region can we ensure that we can celebrate the festival with peace of mind and reunite with our families. Here, it's like paying tribute to our great soldiers.
Let's return to the current situation in the Western Pacific. As far as the United States and Japan are concerned, they don't care whether we want to celebrate the Spring Festival or not, especially the United States, which is now in a mess in Europe and the Middle East, but under this premise, it still dispatches its elite naval and air forces to appear in the vicinity of the mainland, which is enough to show that this big country has regarded long-term deterrence and suppression of the mainland as a strategic direction.
Due to its own development and historical reasons, Japan has always looked to the United States as the leader, and in particular, it has always been relatively active in taking some actions against the mainland. In fact, on January 15 and 17, the Sea of Japan conducted joint exercises with the United States and South Korea in the East China Sea, and now it has only passed, and in just half a month, Japan has once again sent elite surface ships to cooperate with American aircraft carriers.
And for the mainland, in the face of the approach of American aircraft carriers, it is not accustomed to the other side. First, an electronic reconnaissance ship was dispatched to the western Pacific Ocean, and the electronic reconnaissance ship could promptly collect some sensitive information, such as the US aircraft carrier's action route, electromagnetic signals, and radar signals. And this time we sent two electronic reconnaissance ships at once, and the coverage and target were obviously to guard against the US Navy.
The electronic reconnaissance ship entered the western Pacific Ocean and completed the front station, and then the PLA surface ships followed up and also entered the western Pacific Ocean. In this way, our military can form a large area of water in the western Pacific Ocean, and the US Navy has Chinese electronic reconnaissance ships and surface combat ships in close proximity, which have been firmly monitored all the time. In the direction of the East China Sea, it is within the striking range of the Chinese navy and air force, including the rocket force, which is saturated with precision firepower, and a strategic posture of long-range defense and close attack has already been formed! In the face of such a situation, it is unrealistic for the United States to use one or two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to form a deterrent force against the mainland. Under this targeted strategic deployment of the PLA, the United States may make the following moves in the next direction.
1. After the end of the joint exercise with Japan, leave an aircraft carrier in the relevant sea area
Because in this case, two or three aircraft carriers will not play much of a role. It is not cost-effective for the US Navy, it is better to send other aircraft carriers to other areas to complete the mission. Today's headlines are original, and the handling must be investigated.
2. Sail south in the area of the exercises
Since strategic deterrence cannot be formed in this region, then the next US aircraft carrier may take the Japanese aircraft carrier directly south and enter the vicinity of the Philippine Sea, because the Bass Strait north of the Philippines is also one of the important passages for the Chinese Navy to enter and exit the western Pacific, and in the past year, the United States has been constantly strengthening its ties with the Philippines. After all, for the superpower of the United States, it is also necessary for the Philippines to jump up and down in the southern seas.
Based on the analysis of the above two aspects, the author roughly judges that it is not very likely that the United States will keep two or even three aircraft carriers deployed near China for a long time, and such joint patrols or joint exercises can only be an act for a short period of time, and for the United States it is a strategic test, and the duration of this situation should not exceed a month.
Today's headlines are original, and the handling must be investigated.