Since the United States has adjusted its Indo-Pacific strategy and unscrupulously suppressed China's development space and strategic space, the entire Asia-Pacific region has been in turmoil. To put it bluntly, for the sake of peace in East Asia and even in the Asia-Pacific region, China's military forces must be stationed at Japan's Yokosuka military port in order to have the ability to decide war and peace in East Asia.
The reason why I suddenly mentioned this matter is mainly because there was a recent incident that caused a lot of trouble in Japan, and it also gave me a lot of feelings. A military helicopter from the Sea of Japan crashed off the coast of the Izu Islands, crashing 2 units at a time. However, Japan's Self-Defense Forces have always refused to disclose the cause of the crash, only to say that it is not clear, and to do their best to save lives. It's so secretive, and to be honest, it's a little chilling.
Intuitively speaking, the crash of a Japanese military helicopter has exposed something very important. There are 2 issues that are very important to watch for in this crash. The first question is why the sea of Japan, where the plane crashed, was almost 11 o'clock in the evening, and it was close to the Izu Islands in the Pacific Ocean for a drill. The second question is, what do the Japanese want to do in this area?
According to what is currently known, Japan is conducting night anti-submarine exercises near the Izu Islands. Who's against it? Certainly not anti-American. Then the answer is clear. And night anti-submarine, this project is a high-risk military exercise project. It is not surprising that there was a crash.
However, it should be pointed out that this in itself is an out-of-the-ordinary behavior. As a defeated country, Japan only has its own defense, not its coastal waters. It is a very sensitive matter whether the Sea of Japan has taken the initiative to engage in anti-submarine warfare at night or to take the initiative against a sovereign state. Therefore, Japan did not dare to say the reason, and only said that it wanted to save lives. Because in itself it's doing a bad thing on the sly.
Geographically, in fact, we can see one or two. The first island chain of the United States towards China is the basis of the northern tip of the main island of Japan, and it expands southward, passing through the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan Island, Luzon Island and Palawan Island in the Philippines, and reaching Borneo Island. The second island chain, also based on the main island of Japan, passes through the Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Mariana Islands, Palau, and Halmahera Islands to the south. The third island chain is the Aleutian Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Fiji, and up to New Zealand.
Now back to the first two issues: Over the years, Japan has gradually adjusted its detection network, integrating radar and electronic warfare units to the southeast. The core purpose is to build a monitoring system for the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. But the anti-submarine work was chosen in the second island chain. On the one hand, the Japanese are not confident in building surveillance networks in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, and on the other hand, they are worried that if the conflict breaks out, Chinese underwater forces will attack and destroy Japan's industrial production capacity and U.S. military supply routes. You can only seize the time to strengthen your anti-potential power.
Now, back to what we talked about at the beginning. The two blockade lines that the United States has built against China are all centered on Japan. If the Sino-US contradiction breaks out completely, the United States will certainly not be the first to end the situation. Japan will become a base of operations for the US military against China for a long time. If China wants to break the game, Japan is very crucial. China even needs to fight a few beautiful landing operations to make the Japanese mainland a springboard for China to radiate to the Pacific so that China can seize the initiative in a head-on confrontation with the United States in the future. And then decide the war and peace in East Asia as a whole. The Pacific War will be the key to winning or losing with the United States, and China's military power entering Yokosuka will determine the strength and scale of our projection in the Pacific.