In recent years, there have been frequent incidents of naval and air confrontations between China and the United States in China's vicinity, and it turns out that the United States has deployed 313 military bases around China, while China has not deployed any military facilities in the western hemisphere where the United States is located.
It is clear that the United States has always spoken to the outside world about how China threatens the United States and its allies, but in fact it is the opposite. All along, the United States has not only completed the C-shaped encirclement of China in the first island chain in the western Pacific, but also intends to encircle new allies to encircle China on land.
The picture shows Guam Air Force Base
Maritime encirclement
According to data published by the United States, it has more than 800 military bases around the world, including 313 in the Asia-Pacific region. Of course, the exact number should be a secret and the outside world has no way of knowing, because most of the bases are built in third countries, and if the location and purpose of these bases are revealed at will, it will not only be a threat to US military assets and personnel, but also a threat to the security of a third country.
Pictured is the Guam Naval Base
According to known historical data, during the Cold War, the US military established huge military bases in the first, second, and third island chains in the Asia-Pacific region, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US military adopted a strategy of contraction, focusing on retaining bases in South Korea and Japan, while closing bases in Southeast Asia such as the Philippines and Thailand. But at the beginning of the 21st century, in response to China, the U.S. military has redeployed new bases in the Asia-Pacific region, including more recently planned reopening bases around the Philippines and Guam.
At present, the logic of the US military's reopening of bases in the Asia-Pacific region is to disperse the original large comprehensive bases into small improvised bases, which are mainly to deal with the Chinese Rocket Force's campaign and tactical missiles. Among them, in addition to strengthening the facilities and defenses of Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the US military is also expanding the air bases on Tinian, Saipan, and Wake Island near Guam.
The picture shows the US aircraft carrier
In the future, once a full-scale war breaks out between China and the United States, and China's Dongfeng Campaign tactical missiles launch a saturation attack on Guam, the US naval and air forces will inevitably disperse to the military bases on the surrounding islands.
Previously, domestic media believed that the US military would flee the first island chain due to the deterrence of Dongfeng missiles. However, we have seen the US military move the opposite, deploying new bases in the Philippines in the first island chain, mainly because the US military believes that through more decentralization of forces, the purpose of dispersing the enemy's firepower can be achieved, and the overall survivability of the joint forces can be improved.
On the other hand, the US military also believes that no matter how powerful China's Dongfeng missiles are, it will not be possible to cover the hundreds of US military bases in the western Pacific, because that will consume thousands of missiles and cost billions of dollars in total.
Land encirclement
Historically, the United States was a maritime nation, but the United States has grown into a new type of empire with global hegemony. Therefore, the US military's strategic containment of China is not only reflected in the maritime direction. However, in recent years, the United States has been imperceptibly laying out the encirclement of China by land, especially after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
The picture shows the leaders of the United States, North Korea and South Korea meeting
One of the directions of land containment is on the Korean Peninsula. Although the former U.S. president met with the North Korean leader, the current DPRK-U.S. relations are clearly very bad, with the DPRK constantly firing missiles and demonstrating against the United States and South Korea. It stands to reason that the United States should improve relations between North Korea and the United States while Moon Jae-in is on good relations with North Korea, but the United States has not done so.
The reason why the United States has provoked the DPRK again and again is not that the United States does not understand this truth, but that the ultimate goal of the United States is China. If the DPRK-US relations are improved, it will be tantamount to loosening the pressure on China's strategic direction in Northeast Asia.
The picture shows the U.S. military participating in the Mongolian "Khan Exploration" military exercise
In addition to the DPRK, the United States has infiltrated the landlocked country of Mongolia in recent years, and it is estimated that it will be a matter of time before a military base is established. In addition to participating in the annual "Khan Exploration" multinational military exercise held by Mongolia and helping Mongolia train its soldiers in English and peacekeeping skills, the United States has also brought in exchanges with Mongolia in the economic, trade, and cultural fields, such as the "Millennium Challenge Program" in which the United States helps Mongolia.
However, the United States has not yet opened up the situation in North Korea and Mongolia, but in the southwest, the United States has drawn into India's relations. Considering that Sino-Indian relations have been plagued by the southern Tibetan border issue, there is no doubt that US-India relations will have a certain impact on Sino-Indian relations.
In particular, the United States has brought India, Japan, and Australia together to form a quadrilateral alliance against China. At present, although this multilateral organization does not have any obvious anti-China trends, the small abacus of the United States and Japan is well known to everyone that this organization was formed to win over India. It's just that it has not yet developed towards a political-military alliance like NATO, but the ultimate goal is definitely to develop India into a proxy and join forces to contain China.
The picture shows the joint military exercise between the United States and India
So far, the United States and India have been conducting joint military exercises for many years, including air, sea and land exercises, but the scale is still relatively small. The strategy of the United States is nothing more than that when a full-scale war breaks out, the United States and its allies will block China in the maritime direction of the western Pacific Ocean, and at the same time cooperate with India to blockade it in the Indian Ocean direction, and support India's attack on the land border between China and India, so as to have one more diversion direction.
The picture shows a temporary barracks for joint operations between the United States and Japan
How does China crack it?
In the face of US strategic encirclement and provocation in many directions around China, the first thing China should do is to vigorously develop national defense. Only China's national defense is enough to match the United States, and no amount of military bases and allies of the United States can play a very big role.
The picture shows a temporary camp for the US-Philippines joint exercise
Moreover, it is necessary to develop and have good bilateral relations with other countries, so as to open a breakthrough in the encirclement circle of the United States. At present, China has strengthened ties with countries in Asia and Africa, such as Pakistan, Cambodia and Djibouti, where it does not build nominal military bases, but can provide supplies for the navy and air force.
Part of the content in the article comes from: The Asia-Pacific base group is the "bridgehead" of the United States' military deployment to contain China China Youth Daily