On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy, the Xianyang ship with the 055 big drive and the 108 ship on the board can be described as a highlight appearance, which has gone from service to initial combat effectiveness in just one year, and has also patrolled the South China Sea, the eastern Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific Ocean, fully embodying the remarkable progress made by the mainland Navy in the past few years against the background of the "dumpling" like a capital ship in service, from the near sea to the far sea.
But in the midst of these messages, there is one detail, which is very noteworthy. That is, according to the news reported by CCTV, the 055 drive has returned from the Indian Ocean in a "low-key" way back in the process of forming combat effectiveness, and the Indian side does not seem to be aware of it.
055 big drive, Xianyang ship with board number 108
This is more interesting, because as we all know, although there is still a gap between India's comprehensive strength and China, the United States, Russia and other world powers, its ambitions are not small, and it has always regarded the Indian Ocean as its own pond, and it is highly defensive against China.
Based on this, a new 055 drive appeared in the PLA Navy sequence, the absolute "protagonist of the times", how did he go to the eastern Indian Ocean to patrol the war, but was not noticed by India?
Not only did the Indian media ignore this, but even the Indian military did not have any relevant information, so according to common sense, it is not that India does not want to hype up the Xianyang ship's cruise to the Indian Ocean, but that they did not discover this new 055 drive at all.
If this speculation is true, it is worth saying.
Our warships went to sea in formation for exercises
First of all, as we all know, the most obvious and well-known shipping route from China to the Indian Ocean is the Strait of Malacca, which is close to Singapore and also on the Indian side, and both the United States and India are highly concerned about this.
Even the frequent hype in the US media is that once Sino-US relations break up and a conflict breaks out between the two sides, the United States will blockade the Strait of Malacca in order to cut off China's energy import channel.
It is precisely because of the strategic significance of the Strait of Malacca that India is also highly concerned about this place, and if the PLA's newly commissioned 055 drive enters the Indian Ocean through here, it will be difficult to avoid being tracked and monitored by India.
On the other hand, since the 055 drive has already circled around the Indian Ocean and returned, and the Indian side is likely not aware of it, it means that it has most likely not passed through the Strait of Malacca.
Overlooking the Straits of Malacca
From a military point of view, this shows that the current Chinese navy has been able to bypass the Strait of Malacca to a certain extent and go out of the Indian Ocean.
Objectively speaking, the Strait of Malacca is not the only passage from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, it is just the most familiar and safest shipping lane. But for the Chinese Navy, not entering the Indian Ocean through the familiar Strait of Malacca is in itself an improvement.
Because it means that with the enhancement of the overall strength of the Navy, our understanding of and response to relevant sea areas have been significantly enhanced, which involves both hydrological information and route information, including the ability of the 055 drive itself to adapt to relatively unfamiliar sea areas.
To put it bluntly, this is the same as in ancient wars, when it was often seen that so-and-so army found a path, outflanked it, and then won the victory, the path itself exists, and even in the eyes of the locals, it is not a path. But for an army to be able to find it in wartime, and to be able to penetrate it on its own and appear on the predetermined battlefield beyond the enemy's expectations, is in itself a manifestation of strategic wisdom.
Indian Navy
Especially in the ocean, the 055 drive can achieve combat readiness patrols and form combat effectiveness without alarming the United States, India, and other countries that regard China as a "potential adversary".
Second, while the PLA Navy is making great strides, there is another point worth paying attention to in this matter, that is, the weakness of the Indian Navy.
To put it in layman's terms, India compares itself with China every day, and is eager to surpass China in all aspects, especially in the military aspect.
On the surface, it really looks like it, after all, India is now also a "double aircraft carrier" country, plus the "Brilliant" fighter jets produced by itself, the anti-ship missiles produced by the technology imported from Russia, and the export to the Philippines, make it seem as if it can really control the entire Indian Ocean.
Indian Tejas fighter
As a result, the 055 drive may just not enter the Indian Ocean from a familiar place, and India immediately has a blind eye, knowing nothing about this kind of strategic-class Chinese warship, which is enough to expose India's military problems, or reflect their true naval strength.
Of course, this does not mean that the Indian Navy is weak, so we can ignore them, but that in recent years, in order to contain and contain China, the United States has used India as a pawn, and India has also consciously been able to "compete" with China, so it is quite proud.
However, judging from the fact that 055 drove out of the Indian Ocean for training and India was unaware of it, the balance of strength between the Indian and Indian navies in recent years has not been caught up by India, but the gap between the two sides has widened.
India does not have the strength or qualifications to act as an adversary to the Chinese navy, and some of their previous media reports, which are clearly aimed at China, are clearly inaccurate.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
For example, before the Indian Navy made a large-scale dispatch to catch a few pirates in the Indian Ocean on a scale "enough to fight a war", the Indian media reported it vigorously, saying that this move could let China see who was the "boss" in the Indian Ocean.
This kind of self-congratulatory reporting may not scare China, but it is likely to cause India to misjudge itself and feel as if they have really surpassed China.
In this context, now CCTV is quietly reporting that without India's knowledge, my 055 drive has returned from the Indian Ocean battle patrol, at least it can make it clear to the Indian high-level that the gap in military strength between China and India is still huge, and the self-congratulatory reports of individual Indian media cannot be taken seriously.
Otherwise, it would be ridiculous and generous to feel that he was stronger than China everywhere and that he had the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, as he did in 1962, and he could provoke China on the border, only to be hit back.
Sino-Indian relations
Of course, China is not afraid of India's provocations, but for India, which often does not know how many pounds and taels it has, and at the same time always underestimates China, occasionally let them know China's true strength and understand the gap between the two sides, it can still save a lot of unnecessary trouble.