At a time when the situation in the South China Sea is rapidly escalating, the joint military exercises between China and Cambodia are about to begin, and perhaps few people have noticed this military exercise between China and Cambodia, after all, China has only dispatched a 071 amphibious landing ship and more than 300 officers and soldiers!
And very few people have combined this joint military exercise between China and Cambodia with the current situation in the South China Sea, in fact, China still attaches great importance to this exercise, and the scale of this exercise is far larger than everyone thinks!
So what is the purpose of a military exercise that China is so focused on? What kind of exercise fleet will the PLA send in this exercise?
What is the size of the Chinese fleet?
Judging from the news at present, the Chinese side has only dispatched 300 soldiers from an amphibious landing ship, after all, the Southern Theater has also specially held a departure ceremony for this exercise, and more than 300 people have rushed to the Philippines on the Qilian Mountain amphibious landing ship!
The subjects of the exercise are not very complicated, just counter-terrorism plus humanitarian relief, so why say that the scale of this military exercise is far from being as simple as everyone thinks? Judging from the announcement issued by the Philippine side, a total of 2,000 people participated in this exercise!
And the duration of the military exercise will also reach about 15 days, the military exercise is divided into two aspects: land and sea, we must know that the total strength of the Cambodian Navy is about 5,000 people, just listen to this number of people to know that the country's navy is better than nothing!
Therefore, the Chinese Navy must have the majority of the exercises at sea, so the Chinese side only sent these 300 people and one ship, which obviously does not match the scale of the exercise!
In fact, long before the launch of this joint military exercise between China and Cambodia, China had two warships stationed in Cambodia's Yunlang Naval Base, and they were stationed here for several months!
Now that China and Cambodia are holding joint military exercises, these two Type 056A frigates will inevitably come to participate, which saves China the steps of dispatching the navy from the mainland, and when the Sino-Cambodian joint military exercise has not yet begun, China carries the training ship "Qi Jiguang" carrying the cadets of the Naval Academy, and another naval "Kunlun" amphibious landing ship is also rushing to the direction of Cambodia!
That is to say, these ships are likely to participate in this military exercise, in addition, the Sino-Cambodian joint military exercise is divided into two parts: land and sea, and it is impossible for China not to participate in the land military exercise at all, if careful netizens pay attention to the video, they will find that China's Qilianshan amphibious landing ship began to unload the amphibious landing tanks and armored vehicles transported in the cabin after arriving in Cambodia.
This proves that China's amphibious landing ship is not going to Cambodia empty, and his shipyard transports at least one armored composite battalion of army troops! And the transported tanks, including armored vehicles, will reach at least 40 units!
In my memory, this is the first time that the Chinese Navy has crossed a distance of thousands of kilometers and transported so many troops to other countries, and at such a tense moment in the South China Sea, no one can believe that the PLA is only doing this exercise! The significance of this exercise to the PLA is not only a simple military exchange with the Cambodian military, but also a desire to deter certain countries in the South China Sea through this military exercise!
Why does the PLA attach so much importance to this exercise?
Now that the Philippines is ready to move in the South China Sea, it is said that more than 100 militia ships have been organized by the Philippine civil society to invade the waters of China's Huangyan Dao, and they will also plant flags here, such a move has naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction in Chinese mainland, and we are also waiting for the arrival of Philippine provocations!
In other words, there will be a low-intensity conflict off the coast of Scarborough Shoal in the next few days, and China is currently actively preparing to deal with it!
Of course, after China and Cambodia have jointly launched a giant eye this time, China has demonstrated 071's super cross-regional and remote delivery capabilities, which can not only let the Philippine side see the strength of the People's Liberation Army clearly, but also achieve the role of deterring hostile forces! At the same time, although the Philippines is not much closer to the conflict islands in the South China Sea, it is far more convenient than sending troops from the mainland!
China's naval formation in Cambodia is not only a deterrent to the Philippines, but also a reserve force after a conflict in the South China Sea. This Cambodian fleet will inevitably abandon the exercise mission and quickly leave for the front!
In the case of a low-intensity war, China's two 071 amphibious landing ships and two 052 frigates can quickly attack and rush to the South China Sea, and those amphibious armor on the 071 landing ship may be able to play an unexpected role in the face of Philippine fishing boats!
In addition, the PLA only dispatched an amphibious landing ship to be able to send an armored composite operation thousands of miles away, which fully shows that the PLA now has the capability of ocean-going landing operations, and it is also a powerful deterrent to many countries in Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
Although China's overall relations with these countries are very good today, no one can guarantee that these countries are not on the wrong side when it comes to the Philippines!
Now that the China-Cambodia joint military exercise is in full swing on the soil of Southeast Asia, after seeing that the PLA troops can be transported and deployed so quickly, many countries will no longer think that China is beyond the reach of Southeast Asia!
China's joint military exercise with Cambodia is definitely worth the price, not only to increase the run-in between the two armies, but also to show the strong combat effectiveness of the PLA, and also play a part of the deterrent effect on the Taiwan issue and the South China Sea issue!