Author: Political Commissar Studio Xiao Wu
According to the Global Times, the Japanese Ministry of Defense's Staff Department released a message saying that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force found that 10 Chinese and Russian ships recently passed through the Tsugaru Strait, which is the first time that The Chinese and Russian ship formations have passed through the Tsugaru Strait at the same time. Some military experts analyzed that this shows that the Chinese and Russian navies organized a joint strategic cruise after completing the "Maritime Joint-2021" exercise on the 17th, and the possibility of this cruise circling Japan is very large, which fully reflects the high degree of political and military mutual trust between China and Russia in maintaining regional peace and stability.
According to relevant international law, the Tsugaru Strait is a non-territorial strait to which the regime of freedom of navigation and overflight applies, and warships of all countries enjoy the right of normal passage. Therefore, the opening of Chinese and Russian warships here is a reasonable and legal act, and no country may interfere in the accusations. From a geographical point of view, if the Chinese and Russian formations crossed the Tsugaru Strait and turned right to the south, turned into the Miyako Strait or the Osumi Strait, and entered the East China Sea, they would circle around the main island of Japan. Another possibility is to cross the Tsugaru Strait and turn left and head north, turn into the Soya Strait, enter the Sea of Japan, and circle the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The probability of returning from the same route is almost zero, because this is obviously the first joint maritime strategic cruise of the Chinese and Russian navies, and since it is a cruise, it is natural to turn one more circle.
At this time, China and Russia joined hands in maritime strategic cruises, and naturally there were certain strategic considerations. First of all, from the perspective of the direction chosen by China and Russia this time, this is obviously a certain warning to Japan, telling Japan not to attract wolves into the house and endanger peace and stability in the Asian region. At the same time, it also further illustrates that the close cooperation between China and Russia in various tactical links of the Military is being further strengthened, demonstrating the determination and strength of China and Russia to maintain peace and stability in the Asian region.
Second, China and Russia also have the purpose of counterattacking the United States and other Western countries in this way. Both China and Russia are deeply harmed by what the United States calls "free navigation." Near Peter the Great Bay in Russia, there are often US warships flaunting their might under the guise of "free navigation"; during the Sino-Russian joint military exercise, US warships broke into the area and were driven away by the Russian Navy, and the two sides were only about 60 meters apart at the nearest time, which shows the tension in the relations between the United States and Russia.
The South China Sea is also facing such a problem, us warships often go to the South China Sea to carry out so-called "free navigation", and have repeatedly intruded into our islands and reefs within 12 nautical miles, not to mention related military exercises, which are extremely frequent. China and Russia should now be "treated in the way of others, but also in the body of others", are you not always "free sailing" between the United States and its allies? Then China and Russia can naturally "sail freely", and this activity near Japan is to tell the United States and its allies that "they always have to pay back when they come out."
Finally, after the first such maritime joint strategic cruise, it is likely to become a cruise mode normalized by China and Russia in the future. It is most likely once a year, or twice a year, and if there is a change in the international situation, it is not impossible to increase this frequency. There is also the direction of the cruise will inevitably gradually expand, this is a cruise near the Waters of Japan, will it appear in Guam and Hawaii next time? No one can say for sure. In the face of the continuous interference of the United States in Asia-Pacific affairs by gathering allies such as Japan and Australia, China and Russia are obviously strengthening their linkage and are making relevant countermeasure preparations. This joint strategic cruise is likely to be just the beginning, and the relevant countermeasures between China and Russia will inevitably be strengthened in the follow-up. This is caused by the continuous oppression of China and Russia by the United States and its allies, after all, "where there is oppression, there is resistance."
China and Russia have strengthened cooperation and carried out maritime strategic cruises, which has enhanced the military cooperation between the two sides to a certain extent, so that the two countries have more confidence and confidence in facing the Western countries led by the United States, and also have the strategic space and strength to counter their military encirclement. But this move is bound to attract the attention of Western countries, which are likely to see the strengthening of cooperation between China and Russia as a huge threat to the Western world. Therefore, Western countries are likely to stir up dissension in the relations between the two countries, and at the same time, they may increase the military pressure on the two countries. In this regard, China and Russia have no choice but to guard against the dark arrows fired by the United States while continuing to increase cooperation in all aspects. Only in this way can we always maintain strategic mutual trust between the two countries and better counter US hegemonism.