According to recent reports by foreign media, former India Air Force Marshal Anil · Chopra recently published an article claiming that the US military is strengthening its military presence in the region after changes in the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Former Field Marshal of the Air Force of India Anil · Chopra
The U.S. military not only deployed F-22 fighters at Kadena Air Base in Japan, but also increased the number of U.S. military bases in the Philippines.
Chopra said that after tightening United States military deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, China cannot "dominate", which means that if China and the United States confront each other in the Asia-Pacific region, the advantage of the US military is too great for the PLA to win.
This is not our random suspicion, but Chopra's article in the Eurasian Times is directly titled, "China cannot dominate - United States strengthens control over the India Pacific to contain the People's Liberation Army and consolidate allies and military bases."
The F-22 arrives at the Kadena base in Japan
Of course, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is indeed powerful, with 375,000 military personnel, consisting of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, which also includes U.S. forces in Japan and South Korea.
The Nimitz-MacArthur Pacific Command Center at Camp Smith in Hawaii is home to the Indo-Pacific Command, which has nearly 200 ships and two carrier groups.
In addition, in February 2023, after the visit of United States Secretary of Defense Austin to the Philippines, the two sides announced four new US military bases in the Philippines, representing that the number of United States military bases in the Philippines has reached nine.
On the surface, the US military has an obvious advantage in the Asia-Pacific region, and in addition to its own military strength, it is also assisted by the Philippines, Japan, and Korea, which is also the biggest confidence and capital of United States.
However, judging from the attitude of the United States after the Sino-Philippine Ren'ai Jiao incident, the United States does not plan to launch the so-called "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" at all, but plans to let the Philippines deal with pressure from China alone.
So why did India choose to "sing" China at this time? First, Modi chose Russia for his first foreign trip after starting his third term, and then Russia diplomat Zakharov publicly expressed his hope that China and India could make concessions to each other in negotiations on the border issue.
Austin arrives at Indo-Pacific Command
Second, after the new variables in the United States election, Trump and Harris will compete for the presidency, and it is also unknown who will enter the White House.
However, neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party will change their attitude toward China, let alone abandon United States' strategic deployment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Therefore, the strategic deployment of United States in the Asia-Pacific region will be further deepened, and the Philippines, Japan and Korea will be the key to this.
However, the former air marshal of India ignored an extremely crucial point, that is, after years of development, the Chinese People's Liberation Army has equipped the army, navy and air force with advanced weapons and equipment, such as Red Flag anti-aircraft missiles, Eagle strike anti-ship missiles, J-20 fighters, Type 055 destroyers, Type 815 reconnaissance ships and a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Type 815 reconnaissance ship
On the premise that United States has no intention of going head-to-head with China, it is believed that the PLA will not be unable to win a war at the mainland's doorstep by relying only on the strength of the Philippines, Japan, and Korea to provoke China.
To sum up, although China has recently become a diplomatic hot spot, in addition to the visit of the foreign minister of Ukraine, there are also Hungary Prime Minister Orban and the foreign minister of the country have visited China, the foreign ministers of China and India have met, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has talks with United States Secretary of State Blinken, but China's surroundings are not peaceful and there are still undercurrents.
In particular, the former air marshal of India openly "sang down" to China, and it seems that he looks down on China and the People's Liberation Army.
Therefore, China needs to formulate plans and deploy as soon as possible, so as to prevent neighboring countries from launching provocations with various reasons and excuses, and the mainland will fall into a passive situation.
(Text/Mr. Zhuge )