The United States had just held a huge "shoulder-to-shoulder" military exercise in the South China Sea, and when it turned around, it gathered its own team to prepare for the "world's largest maritime military exercise" with the participation of 26 countries. This is an "encirclement war" at China's doorstep, and isn't what the PLA is best at "breaking through the encirclement and achieving counter-encirclement"? Among them, the countries that often jump the highest and most jubilant are easy to be "shot out of the head", and India has the "potential" to compete for this "bird".
When the United States intends to kick off the RIMPAC military exercise, Germany, Italy and other countries cannot wait to send warships to "maintain peace and order in the South China Sea." During his visit to the Wilhelmshaven naval base, German Defense Minister Pistorius announced that he would send two warships to the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen its military presence in the region. At the same time, the Italian naval formation also passed through the Strait of Gibraltar to the Pacific Ocean in early May. Europe is echoing the call of the United States and expressing its support for the Philippines with concrete actions, while South Korea, Japan, Australia and other countries are eager to try, and it is no exaggeration to say that an unprecedented encirclement is quietly closing in the vicinity of the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
According to foreign media sources, during the "shoulder to shoulder" military exercise between the United States and the Philippines, a B-52 strategic bomber of the US military quietly flew into the South China Sea and was intercepted by the PLA J-11. Regardless of whether this news is true or not, retired Taiwan Lieutenant General Li Zhengjie said that the base of this J-11 should be on Woody Island in the South China Sea, in other words, the PLA has air bases in Nansha and Xisha in the South China Sea, and has entered a state of readiness. The "unsinkable aircraft carrier" has been formed, which means that the PLA's in-depth strike capability has been enhanced, and it can take off and land the J-11, why can't it take off and land the H-6? A few days ago, the 055 drive also went straight into the South China Sea, proving that the PLA has the ability to extend its naval and air forces to the South China Sea, and even to the wider area beyond the South China Sea.
Interestingly, in the South China Sea, where demons are dancing, there is an "anti-bone boy" that is particularly eye-catching, and that is India. The Indian Navy announced that it would deploy three warships to visit Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines successively, and the Indian media even made a high-profile claim that this move demonstrated its "strong support" for the Philippines and its "toughness" against China. In recent years, India's Modi government has committed the heart disease of "opposing China when it meets China", and as long as it can give China eye medicine, India will deliberately intervene. The "refusal to cooperate" attitude in the BRICS framework and the SCO, the sale of BrahMos anti-ship missiles to the Philippines, and the Sino-Indian trade friction and border dispute can all show that India has regarded China as its first imaginary enemy. In particular, India is anxious to see that China has established ties with Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and other South Asian countries, and now it is even more eager to try to stir up trouble in the South China Sea, fearing that it will be "killed and set an example".
All in all, the situation in the South China Sea, while moving towards tensions, gives us an opportunity to change our strategy. In the past, we wanted to promote the deep integration of the framework between China and ASEAN based on the principle of "shelving disputes and joint development", but now that the Philippines has sounded the clarion call for confrontation, we may be able to make great strides in land reclamation. If it's a clown like India, rushing out and rushing to be a demon, but he doesn't mind giving a lesson that is hard to forget. At present, our attitude towards the South China Sea is gradually becoming clear, and we welcome guests and good neighbors, but if it is a "thorn", then we must let them know that this is China's doorstep, not a place where they can go wild casually.