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In the middle of this month, Rojo, director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba and member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, visited Beijing, and the mainland clearly expressed its support for the building and development of the Cuban armed forces.
On 22 April, the mainland People's Navy made public the footage of the Julang-2 missile test-firing.
At this time, the United States could not sit still, and the US commander made wild remarks and issued a warning to China.
Support the construction and development of the Cuban armed forces
The United States has been trying to stir up the situation, not only on the Taiwan Strait issue, but also instructing the Philippines to make trouble in the South China Sea, in an attempt to make the mainland worry about internal and external troubles.
In this regard, the mainland has always responded positively and resolutely, and the PLA has also acted very quickly, and the United States has never been able to get off the phone.
As a result, the U.S. military and the Philippines launched the 2024 "Shoulder to Shoulder" joint military exercise.
On the pretext of "preparing for joint military exercises," it also seized this opportunity to deploy the land-based medium-range missile launch system "Typhon" system, the "Standard-6" missile, and the "Hippocampus" multiple launch rocket system in the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Luzon is only 400 kilometers from Taiwan, and the wolf ambitions of the United States are clearly exposed.
Many netizens are worried, will this be the "Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0" version?
Naturally, the mainland will not allow the United States to stumble on its doorstep, and it has taken countermeasures at the first opportunity.
On the same day that the United States announced the deployment of the "Typhon" system to the Philippines, He Weidong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Cuba's Rojo in Beijing.
China highly appreciates Cuba's firm support on issues concerning China's core interests, and will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending its sovereignty, independence and national dignity, and resolutely opposing interference in Cuba's internal affairs by external forces.
As the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, Cuba has always been China's trusted good friend, like-minded good comrades, and good brothers who share weal and woe.
Therefore, He Weidong said: "China is willing to share the successful experience of China's path to modernization with Cuba, continue to provide assistance to Cuba within its capacity, support the construction and development of the Cuban army, and work together to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future." ”
Cuba has been under a blockade by the United States, which has denied access to food, medicine, technology and medical equipment, and its people are living in dire straits.
It was not until last November, at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, that the resolution "Ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba" was adopted by a majority of 187 votes in favor, 2 against and 1 abstention.
Since then, Cuba has finally broken through the US blockade and gradually developed in a better direction.
The mainland's attitude this time has also made Cuba feel at ease, and "supporting Cuba's army building" is a seemingly simple few words, but it contains countless possibilities.
You must know that the closest straight-line distance between Cuba and the United States is only 144 kilometers, which is almost the width of the Taiwan Strait.
This has also given the United States a sense of crisis, believing that China's actions at this time are malicious provocations.
Two days later, the United States directly dispatched an anti-submarine patrol plane over the Taiwan Strait, and the route of the voyage happened to be stuck in international airspace.
The mainland's Eastern Theater also reacted immediately, dispatching warplanes to monitor US patrol planes.
It can only be said that the United States itself is accustomed to provocative things, and it feels that other people's actions are also provocations, and everything in the heart is dirty.
The mainland is not accustomed to the behavior of the United States that is about to move, and it directly shows the heavy weapons of a great power and lets the United States weigh it for itself.
The footage of the Julang-2 ballistic missile test launch was released
On April 22, the joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines began, and the "China Military" also launched the first submarine-themed propaganda film "Hidden in the Deep Sea" in conjunction with the Maritime Affairs Propaganda Bureau.
Although the protagonists are the submariners of the People's Navy and the "Nuclear Blackfish" Type 094 strategic nuclear submarine, it also announced for the first time the complete formation of the Shandong aircraft carrier group, including surface ships, submarines and aviation wings.
In the last small part of the video, a nuclear missile is launched vertically. According to the comparison of the shape of its missile body, it can be seen that it is a Julang submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The Julang-2 missile has the characteristics of high concealment, great power and strong penetration ability, and was unveiled at the military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2019.
Now that the picture of the Julang-2 missile test launch has been released in a promotional video, some netizens speculated: "Julang 2 is public, which means that Julang 3 is in service." ”
Although the specific situation is not yet known, what we can think of, the United States will certainly be able to think of.
On the one hand, the mainland chose this time to release the test launch picture of the Julang-2 in order to demonstrate the strength of our military on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy.
On the other hand, it is to warn the United States that Julang-2 is ripe, and if you want to do something at my doorstep, I also advise you to weigh the consequences.
Coupled with China's open and high-profile support for Cuba's military build-up, it is difficult for the United States not to think about it.
As a result, the U.S. military became anxious and began to speak wildly, trying to use verbal attacks to make the mainland back down.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Talks About China's "Arms Expansion"
According to the Wall Street Journal, on April 23, Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, declared at a press conference in Tokyo that China's economy "has been significantly weakened."
He argued that China's first-quarter GDP growth of 5.3% year-on-year was "not true" last week.
According to him, "Despite the economic downturn, [Beijing] is still insisting on funding the expansion of its military capabilities." This is worrying for me. ”
Moreover, he felt that China's previously announced defense budget would increase by 7.2 percent was fake, but in fact it was "much more than that."
He also made a big statement in front of the Japanese media: "China aims to have the military capability to carry out the mission (to recover Taiwan) by 2027, but the US side is not sure of the specific time." ”
It can also be seen from what he said that a typical American "egotist" person judges the mainland's strength with prejudice, and even thinks that the mainland falsifies data.
It should be that Americans have done too much of this kind of thing, so they think that everyone else will do it, right?
In this regard, Lu Chao, dean of the Institute of American and East Asian Studies at Liaoning University, said that a soldier can only laugh and be generous when he makes nonsense about an unfamiliar economic field.
Aquilino wants to warn China to manage its own economy, but in fact, the US economy has been sluggish in recent years, and US military spending has been the highest in the world for many years.
It is the United States that should manage the domestic economy, and President Lu Chao also said: "Aquilino's accusations are completely based on a hostile attitude towards China, in disregard of the facts. ”
After talking about the economy, Aquilino also touched on the South China Sea issue and the Taiwan Strait issue, and he said that he wanted to push forward the revision of the command and control framework of the Self-Defense Forces and the US military stationed in Japan aimed at strengthening cooperation at an early date.
Aquilino also asserted that it is necessary for allies and friendly countries such as Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia to strengthen cooperation to maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
How to put it, it is disgusting to hear him say these words like "eating flies".
The United States has been meddling in the Taiwan Strait issue and trying to provoke trouble in the South China Sea, and now it has turned its head and described itself as a "great sage" and blamed China for being too "aggressive"?
The commander of the US military took the lead at the press conference, and the Senate of the US Congress was not idle in the back.
On April 23, the U.S. Senate passed a foreign aid bill that includes $8 billion in funding for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region.
In this regard, mainland Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stressed at a regular press conference the next day:
"The strengthening of military collusion between the United States and Taiwan will not bring security to Taiwan, nor will it save the doomed fate of 'Taiwan independence', but will only increase the risk of tension and conflict and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait, and will eventually lift a stone to shoot itself in the foot. China will closely follow the development of the relevant bills and take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. ”
epilogue
Since the Biden administration took office, the pace of U.S. military expansion in the South China Sea seems to have hit the "acceleration button".
From military planes to warships and now to the deployment of missile systems, the United States seems to have been challenging the mainland's bottom line, which makes people have to suspect that the United States' "South China Sea military expansion plan" has been launched.
It is a sinister attempt to exploit the twists and turns in the South China Sea to make China struggling to cope, thereby providing more possibilities for the United States to weaken China's advantage.
We must unite with ASEAN countries and be vigilant against the ulterior motives of the United States.
I also hope that the Philippines can wake up as soon as possible and seek skin with the tiger, which is not beneficial!
Resources:
Beiqing Zhengzhi New Media 2024-04-16 Regarding the report on "the scene of the important meeting, He Weidong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, specifically mentioned this".
Defense Focus 2024-04-22 Report on "The People's Navy's First Submarine-themed Propaganda Video Released, and the Shandong Aircraft Carrier Formation Formation Completed and Disclosed for the First Time".
Baidu Encyclopedia Julang-2 ballistic missile
Huanqiu.com 2024-04-25 Regarding the report on "The U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Arrogantly Discusses China's "Arms Expansion", Expert: Ignoring the Facts, It Is Completely Based on a Hostile Attitude towards China".