The U.S.-Philippine military exercises are nearing completion, but the entire process of the military exercises is aimed at China, and the subjects of the exercises are tailored to China, including seizing islands, sinking enemy warships, and anti-aircraft carrier operations. Looking at the US-Philippine military exercises, it is worth paying attention to the joint seizure of islands by the United States and the Philippines, and at the same time practicing the ability to strike at sea. At the beginning of the military exercise, senior Philippine officials clamored that the US-Philippine military exercise was aimed at China, and it was obvious that the Philippines was directly gambling on its national fortunes and hitching a ride on the US chariot.
During the US-Philippine military exercise, as an important part of the "sea sinking exercise", the US and the Philippines sank the sea target, which was the civilian oil tanker "Kaliraya Lake" that China once built for the Philippines, which was requisitioned by the Philippine Navy and directly served as a "supply ship", which is also the only "Chinese-made naval asset" of the Philippine Navy. Obviously, this is a deliberate attempt by the Philippines to send a clear signal to China that this joint military exercise is aimed at China.
The Philippines did not have the strength to sink the warship, so the US Navy directly took action, dispatched AC-130J fighters, and opened fire to sink a simulated "Chinese fishing boat". In response to the move by the United States and the Philippines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that relevant countries should stop violating and provoking at sea, instead of using the "spiritual victory method" to comfort themselves. At the same time, the United States and the Philippines simulated and practiced the tactics of seizing the island on Lubang Island, which is less than 300 kilometers away from Scarborough Shoal, indicating that the United States and the Philippines are preparing for a conflict in the South China Sea.
In order to prevent China's aircraft carrier strike group formation from going to the South China Sea to support, the United States and the Philippines chose the Shandong ship on the simulated map during anti-aircraft carrier operations. The U.S.-Philippine military exercises are constantly creating tensions, and the goal of targeting China is clear. The exercise is likely to be a rehearsal for the United States and the Philippines to provoke a local conflict in the South China Sea.
During the U.S.-Philippine military exercises, the Chinese Navy sent a Type 055 destroyer to Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, and the Type 055 destroyer is likely to come from the South China Sea Fleet. The Type 055 destroyer's docking at Mischief Reef is obviously a tough countermeasure by China. Mischief Reef is located 31 kilometers away from Second Thomas Reef and can be used to support Second Thomas Reef at any time, and it is less than 300 kilometers away from Palawan Island in the Philippines, so it can monitor the movements of the U.S.-Philippine military exercises at any time.
The most important thing is that the Type 055 destroyer is docked at Mischief Reef, which is also to prepare for the docking of 10,000-ton warships and supply ships, build an airport that can take off and land passenger planes and fighter jets, etc., and build three artificial islands with Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef, forming a large triangle in the hinterland of Nansha and supporting each other.
Now that the Philippines has taken the US chariot and insists on making trouble in the South China Sea, and the United States wants to make the Asia-Pacific region a second Ukraine. If the Philippines continues to be obsessed, the Chinese side will have no consideration for its subordinates, and the mainland will be prepared for the worst. If the United States and the Philippines dare to fire the first shot in the South China Sea, the mainland will also strike back strongly against China's maritime law enforcement vessels in the South China Sea.
With the Type 055 destroyer in charge, he is not afraid of the intervention of the United States behind it. The comprehensive capability of the Type 055 destroyer is far higher than that of a single warship of the United States and the Philippines. Although the United States has a far greater military power than China, it is not necessarily able to defeat the PLA in the South China Sea. The United States cannot easily tear its face for the Philippines and China, and can only allow the Philippines to make a head in the South China Sea.
The Chinese Navy is at its strongest overall strength in the South China Sea, and the South China Sea Fleet is also capable of responding to various provocations. Compared with previous years, China has been very restrained on the issue of maritime disputes between China and the Philippines, but Marcos has openly provoked and enlisted the United States to intervene in the maritime disputes, tearing up and denying that China and the Philippines had signed a gentlemen's agreement.
The stationing of the Type 055 destroyer at Mischief Reef indicates that China has prepared for the worst in the waters near Mischief Reef. If the Philippines dares to fire the first shot, it will never give it any chance to fire a second shot once the United States is gone.