In the past few days, the ships of the Continental Army have carried out operations around Taiwan Island, and when they encountered a warship from Taiwan Province, the Taiwan ship suddenly approached our army's 052D, and the PLA directly shouted.
A confrontation broke out between warships on both sides of the strait
According to a report by Huanqiu.com, a few days ago, the Taiwan Navy's "Chenggong-class" cruiser "Zhang Qian", with the board number 1109, and the People's Liberation Army 052D destroyer "Lishui Ship" with board number 157 confronted each other in the waters west of the Penghu Islands.
Suddenly, the "Zhang Qian" approached the "Lishui ship", and the PLA directly sent a warning by telegram, "The 1109 ship in Taiwan, China, I am the 157 ship, please pay attention to your location." ”
The Taiwanese side also confirmed the information, saying that two warships had "met" near the area known as the "median line of the Taiwan Strait."
[Taiwan Navy's "Chenggong-class" cruiser "Zhang Qian"]
The Taiwan military said that the 1109 ship of the Taiwan Navy deployed in Magonggang, Penghu, encountered the 157 ship of the People's Liberation Army from north to south while carrying out a "reconnaissance mission from south to north," and there was no confrontation between the two sides.
In addition, Taiwan's military also announced the PLA's itinerary around Taiwan that day, with a total of 10 warplanes and six warships operating near the Taiwan Strait, eight of which crossed the so-called "median line of the strait" and most recently reached 66 nautical miles from Keelung.
In the face of the increasing number of PLA's moves against Taiwan, it is not uncommon for warships from both sides of the strait to "meet," but the PLA shouted that something must have happened, and we have saved face for the Taiwan military this time.
Taiwan's warships are obviously inferior
At the same time, the "chance encounter" between warships on both sides of the strait has shown us the huge gap in strength between the two sides of the strait.
The "Zhang Qian" is the seventh ship of the Taiwan Navy's "Chenggong-class" cruiser, which was modified from the US "Perry-class" cruiser, with a displacement of only 4,015 tons.
The "Lishui" is a modern missile destroyer of the People's Liberation Army, with a full load displacement of 7,000 tons, which is much larger than the "Zhang Qian".
[PLA 052D destroyer "Lishui"]
In terms of configuration, the "Zhang Qian" is equipped with "Hsiung-2" and "Hsiung-3" anti-ship missiles and "Standard No. 1" anti-aircraft missiles, which are mainly used for anti-ship, anti-submarine warfare, and fleet regional air defense missions.
The "Lishui" is equipped with "Hongqi-9" medium- and long-range anti-aircraft missiles, "YJ-18" anti-ship missiles, and "Changjian-10" long-range cruise missiles to attack land targets. It is completely possible to cooperate with the navy in surface attack.
One is a new ship that has been in service for less than two years, and the other is the "smallest" refit ship among the main warships of the Taiwan military, which has been in service for 25 years. The gap couldn't be more obvious.
The oldest destroyers in the PLA are all a few years later than the "Zhang Qian".
In terms of strength, the equipment of the Taiwan Navy is outdated, and it is something that the US military does not want, and the Taiwan authorities buy it, repair it, revise it, and use it again, so what combat effectiveness can it have?
[The PLA Navy is strong]
In addition, what is interesting is that after seeing the "confrontation" between the warships on both sides of the strait, some Taiwan netizens shouted: "The missile has been launched, please accept the No. 157 ship." This is provocative.
Judging from this point of view, there are many people on the island who really can't see their position clearly, and the People's Liberation Army's shouting to "correct their position" is a pun.
Just as the PLA said, the Taiwan military must put itself in a correct position
Having said that, the main reason why the PLA has stepped up patrols around Taiwan Island is that Lai Ching-te, a "Taiwan independence" element on the island, is about to come to power, and there is a possibility that the risk of cross-strait conflict will continue to rise.
In addition, the United States also has part of the reason that the US House of Representatives has just passed a Taiwan-related aid bill, sending a wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" forces.
In the face of the unfavorable situation, the PLA has two purposes in this move.
[PLA military aircraft flying around Taiwan]
The first is to adopt means to gradually take over the "jurisdiction" of Taiwan Island, and after the Kinmen incident, the mainland coast guard successfully took over the jurisdiction of the Xiamen-Jin sea area, and now it is only a repetition of the previous scene.
The mainland will not blindly condone the actions of the Taiwan authorities, and the DPP authorities dare to take a step closer and take provocative actions against the mainland, and the result can only be harmful to others and not to themselves.
Second, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is swearing sovereignty and ensuring the presence of mainland maritime forces around Taiwan Island for a long time to ensure that it can quickly intervene in wartime.
A few 052Ds are enough to cover the entire airspace of Taiwan, and in the event of any emergency, the PLA can build a "no-navigation zone" and "no-fly zone" on Taiwan to ensure that unified action will not allow other foreign forces to interfere.
Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, pointed out that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times, and the so-called "middle line of the strait" does not exist.
The exercises and training activities conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the waters around Taiwan are aimed at safeguarding the country's sovereignty, security and development interests; these actions are aimed at any foreign interference and provocation by "Taiwan independence" forces; they are defensive in nature and play a key role in ensuring peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
It is the pursuit of the PLA to always uphold national reunification and regional peace and stability at all times, and we will continue to strengthen the training and combat readiness of the armed forces and unswervingly protect the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In short, against the backdrop of complicated cross-strait relations, the PLA's action is very necessary, and the Taiwan authorities and even the United States behind it must put themselves in a correct position and never do anything that will set themselves on fire.