Recently, the China-Cambodia "Golden Dragon-2024" joint exercise began, and everyone is very concerned, so let's talk about it, in the past two years, we have made great efforts in Southeast Asia, after all, the economy has risen in the east and the west has fallen, and ASEAN has become the largest trade area, so it is even more necessary to increase insurance and reduce risks in military security. And this Sino-Cambodian joint exercise is also a bit interesting, even dispatched two 071 amphibious landing ships to deliver the Marine Corps at one time, which is very rare in previous joint exercises in Southeast Asia, which not only highlights the difference in Sino-Cambodian relations, but also may be a rehearsal for S3.
According to CCTV military reports, the troops participating in the "Golden Dragon-2024" joint exercise set off on May 9. More than 300 officers and men of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Joint Logistics of the Southern Theater who participated in the joint exercise took the 985 Qilian Mountain ship and assembled in Cambodia by sea transportation. Do you think that's the end of it?
According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" report on May 9, China's Ministry of National Defense announced that from early May to mid-June, the Chinese Navy's Qi Jiguang and Jinggangshan ships will visit Cambodia in combination with offshore training. And it is worth noting that this Jinggangshan, like Qilianshan, is also a 071 amphibious landing ship. In other words, in the same time period, 2 071s came to Cambodia. You must know that there are only 8 ships in 071, and 2 ships are dispatched to Southeast Asia at the same time, which is definitely a big deal.
It is also worth noting that the exercise was carried out by means of sea transportation to assemble in the exercise area. Of course, there is a reason why China and Cambodia do not share a border, but this time the use of two 071 ships for sea power projection is not to take this opportunity to practice large-scale sea delivery, and this opportunity is a rare opportunity. As you can see from the picture month, 071 transports various types of armored vehicles and equipment, including warrior fighting vehicles and amphibious infantry fighting vehicles.
It is not difficult to imagine that in the future S3 season, once there is a big change in Southeast Asia, Cambodia's location is very important, this place is adjacent to Thailand and Vietnam at the same time, according to the 071 and 075-based amphibious strike ships, it may be possible to use Cambodia as a springboard, it can be able to project ground forces, and the first batch of delivery may be the elite Marine Corps. This set of hypothetical plans is certainly good, but it still needs to be exercised, especially with the cooperation of Cambodia, so this joint exercise is a good opportunity, which is also our joint exercise in Southeast Asia, Thailand, and Singapore several times, but it is very different from this "Golden Dragon-2024", because this Cambodia is really trustworthy, and it is our security support point in East Anand South Asia.
At present, the convergence of the two 071s in Cambodia is the first large-scale long-range force projection in China, which is actually one of the three major roles in the development of maritime power. The first role is to guard the waterway and maintain sea power, the second role is to resist the enemy and increase the strategic depth, and the third role is actually to help project ground forces, and the sea and air can be used together to allow the army to appear where it is needed when it is needed. Because from the perspective of overall national strength, the future S3 we are likely to use troops outside the country, then long-range delivery is the key, to use the latest costs and losses, delivery to the most critical places, personnel transportation, equipment and ammunition transportation, oil and food supply, these are difficult problems, not only to practice, but also to seize the opportunity to practice hard according to the actual combat elements.
Overall, this "Golden Dragon 2024" drill has set up a stage and made a good preparation for the S3 season that has started the opening game. Especially in times of peace, it is necessary to practice more under any circumstances, think more after practice, and change after thinking about it, only in this way can we compete with those Western maritime hegemons. After all, opportunities are given to those who are prepared, and the revival of China can only be prepared to seize the key opportunity, I believe that in S3 we will ride the wind and waves, jump off the beam clown, wash a hundred years of shame, revitalize China in one fell swoop, and return to the peak of the world's nations.