Distort the facts! Make black white!
Australia, as a loyal anti-China supporter of the United States, has been provoking the mainland, and the mainland has been refraining and only warning it, but now we have finally struck hard!
According to Australian media reports, at 7:30 p.m. on May 4, when the destroyer "Hobart" of the Australian Navy was performing a mission over the Yellow Sea, the "Sea Hawk" helicopter on its board was intercepted and interfered with by the J-10 fighter jet of the Chinese Air Force.
According to the Australian side, the Chinese fighter jet dropped a tracer bomb about 300 meters in front of the Australian helicopter and about 60 meters above it.
After this incident. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles publicly stated on the same day, condemning China's behavior as a "serious threat" to aircraft safety and "completely unacceptable", and even said that it was "absolutely intolerable".
It is worth noting that this is the second dangerous interception incident between the Chinese and Australian militaries in half a year.
In November, Australia accused Chinese warships of "attacking" Australian divers with sonar in the South China Sea, posing a serious safety risk to crews.
Some Western countries and media have also paid close attention to this. It is believed that this reflects China's dangerous interception of the Australian military for the second time in six months, with the intention of threatening and suppressing Australia.
However, it is worth noting that when Australia issued this accusation, it did not release the specific coordinates and details of the behavior of Australian warships and helicopters at that time.
This is in line with Australia's claim that its divers were "sonar" by Chinese warships in the South China Sea in November last year, when Australia failed to produce conclusive evidence. It is no wonder that some analysts believe that Australia's unilateral accusation against China again is not credible.
In fact, the "tracer interception incident" occurred during Operation Argos, which was being carried out by the Australian military to impose a naval blockade embargo on North Korea.
Since Australia is a loyal supporter of the United States, the USS Hobart and other Australian warships frequently patrol the waters and airspace around China in an attempt to provoke them.
In the latest "tracer missile interception" incident, some analysts believe that the behavior of the Australian "Sea Hawk" helicopter may have crossed the "bottom line."
It is important to know that the MH-60R model carried by the "Sea Hawk" helicopter has the anti-submarine capability of launching sonar buoys and deploying "hoisting sonar", which can locate and collect characteristics of submarines under the sea.
If the Australian helicopter was trying to deploy sonar equipment in China's coastal areas at that time, it would have been regarded as a "hostile act" by the Chinese military, although this was only a "speculation".
In addition, the Yellow Sea, a semi-enclosed inland sea with a unique geographical location, borders South Korea and the Korean Peninsula to the east and Chinese mainland to the west. Although this body of water is not large, it enjoys a special legal status in international law because of its special geographical location.
Within 24 nautical miles, it is a neighboring area of various countries; Within 200 nautical miles, it is an exclusive economic zone; Between 200 and 350 nautical miles is the area of the continental shelf, which has no sovereignty but has the right to economic development.
As the country with the largest EEZ among the three countries around the Yellow Sea, China has unquestionable jurisdiction over the Yellow Sea. Safeguarding the security of territorial waters and airspace in the Yellow Sea is China's legitimate right and, more importantly, its sacred duty.
Any foreign military force that crosses China's exclusive economic zone or even territorial waters in the Yellow Sea without permission will be seen as a serious provocation to China's sovereignty.
However, the "Hobart" was only 150 kilometers away from Chinese mainland at that time, and the accompanying "Sea Hawk" helicopter penetrated deep into the central waters of the Yellow Sea and entered China's exclusive economic zone.
It is also reported that the "Sea Hawk" helicopter is approaching the coastal area of Weihai in Shandong Province all the way. In the face of such a blatant provocation, it is understandable that the mainland military was forced to adopt tough measures and dispatch fighter planes to intercept it.
In response, many have questioned China's aggressive behavior. However, the fact is that China must take a clear-cut stand and take a firm stand on the issue of safeguarding the core interests of national territorial sovereignty and integrity.
The actions of the Australian warships and aircraft are undoubtedly a serious provocation to China's sovereignty, and China's interception is purely a self-defense counterattack, with the aim of deterring and driving away foreign armed forces and safeguarding its own legitimate rights and interests.
This time it was the little brother of the United States, if it was really Lao Mei who came out in person, presumably they would not take advantage of the slightest advantage.
It is precisely because of the existence of land-based missile units that the mainland can have absolute air and sea supremacy in the coastal areas.
China's land-based missile forces are known for their "Dongfeng Express, mission must be achieved," and the mainland rocket force has dozens of missile brigades, with a complete range of missiles, complete formations, and missiles with huge power and long ranges.
Among them, the anti-ship ballistic missile represented by the DF-26 is the strongest killer weapon to counterbalance the United States.
The DF-26 anti-ship missile has a range of 4,500 kilometers, far exceeding the 1,000-kilometer firepower range of the old US aircraft carrier formation, forming a powerful anti-ship radius.
Once the US fleet enters this range, it will be within the range of China's land-based missiles and will inevitably be attacked. From this point of view, the DF-26 has formed a huge restraining effect on the activities of Laos and the United States in the western Pacific region.
In addition to the DF-26, the mainland also has a new hypersonic missile, the DF-17.
Although it is mainly positioned to strike land targets, its outstanding maneuvering flight ability and supersonic penetration ability also make it a lethal threat to aircraft carrier formations. Once the DF-17 breaks through the enemy's radar, it will be able to smash the aircraft carrier's base camp without danger.
Although, the DF-17 has less range than the DF-26 and cannot be loaded with a nuclear warhead. However, the DF-17, with its hypersonic capabilities, is very suitable for use as an "airfield saboteur" in the first and second island chains, consuming the combat capability of the United States in the region.
It can be said that the DF-26 and DF-17 will achieve twice the result with half the effort in forming a "duet" strike of carrier-based aircraft and land-based missiles.
In general, while controlling air and sea supremacy in the coastal waters with a radius of 2,500 kilometers, China's land-based missiles have undoubtedly formed an overwhelming advantage over the old US aircraft carrier formation.
Both the DF-26 and the DF-17 can be described as important weapons of the country, providing reliable missile fire cover for the coastal waters of the Chinese Navy and Air Force. In the face of this powerful missile system, it will be difficult for the United States to fight hard in China's coastal areas without being hit hard.
Resources:
Huanqiu.com: Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, answered a reporter's question on Australia's hype about the so-called "interception" of its carrier-based helicopter by Chinese military aircraft
Huanqiu.com: Australia hyped up China's military aircraft to "intercept" its naval helicopter, Jun Zhengping: The false narrative of "the wicked sue first" is still provincial
China Youth Daily: Australian divers were injured by the Chinese Navy's sonar? China responded
Qiangwutang: A confrontation broke out in the Yellow Sea, Australian military planes ran to spread wild, J-10 dropped multiple flares, and Australia was hit by https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1798384210052471645&wfr=spider&for=pc