According to reports, on November 5, the German frigate "Bavaria" arrived at the Japanese port of JD.com.
The frigate "Bavaria" is one of only 2 ocean-going ships in Germany, and the displacement of the ship is only 3600 tons, which is similar to the tonnage of China's Type 054a frigate. The ship entered service in 1996 and has been stationed in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, since its commissioning. Until August 2 this year, the ship left its home port and began a six-month ocean cruise mission.
Bavaria is scheduled to cross the waters of the South China Sea in December. However, according to the current situation, the time for the ship to cross the South China Sea may be advanced to November. The ship reportedly held a 2-day joint exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force before docking in the port of Tokyo.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, from November 4 to 5, the Japanese Sea conducted a joint exercise with German warships, and Japan dispatched the destroyer "May Rain", which was conducted in the waters of the South China Sea south of Tokyo. It is reported that this is the first time that a German warship has docked in Japan in 20 years, and it is also the first time in 20 years that a joint exercise has been conducted with Japan.
According to the report, after the "Bavaria" docked in the port of Tokyo, The Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi also boarded the ship to inspect and met with the German high-level military who visited Tokyo. It is worth noting that Germany and Japan were also defeated in World War II, and during World War II, the two countries brought disasters to the people of many countries.
After World War II, Germany and Japan are now on the same front and have become allies of the United States. Therefore, this time the German warship docked in Japan and also conducted a joint military exercise with the Japanese Sea, it is difficult not to doubt its true purpose. So what exactly are the plans of Germany and Japan?
You know, in recent years, whether it is Germany or Japan, the right-wingers have become more and more rampant, and what they are trying to do is nothing more than to break through the limitations of the defeated countries and become strong again. Japan, in particular, with the connivance of the United States, has become more and more ambitious, and has even publicly provoked China on many occasions. Even the Japanese prime minister has repeatedly made tough remarks to win the support of right-wingers and even intends to break through the limits of a peaceful constitution.
In contrast, Germany did not have much deviance because of the calm and restrained rulers. But with Merkel's ouster, German politics will also usher in changes. The "Bavaria" cruise in the Indo-Pacific is one of the signals of changes in German politics. It is reported that germany sent warships to cruise the Indo-Pacific this time mainly to cater to the US Indo-Pacific strategy.
But it was clear that Germany did not want to offend China, so it deliberately ventilated China before the warship set off, asking China to agree to the "Bavaria" docking in Shanghai. However, considering that the purpose of the German warship's trip to the Indo-Pacific was not simple, the Chinese side firmly refused Germany's request. The German side also made it clear that the ship would not approach China's 12-nautical-mile territorial line in the South China Sea during its passage through the South China Sea.
It can be seen that although Germany sent warships to cruise the Indo-Pacific at the request of the United States, they actually just wanted to be perfunctory and did not want to really do anything. In this respect, the attitudes of Germany and Britain are completely different, and it can be said that Germany is still relatively rational. But this still cannot hide the essence of the German warship going to the Indo-Pacific region to "show muscle" to the neighboring countries in the South China Sea, which is also an important reason why the Chinese side previously refused to dock the German warship.
In addition, in response to the docking of German warships in Japan, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reminded the countries concerned that their military activities in the relevant areas are beneficial to regional stability, not the other way around. As a country bordering the South China Sea, China has always shown incredible restraint in the military operations of Western countries in the South China Sea, and hopes that the countries concerned will not make any advances.
At the same time, we also remind those countries with ill intentions that any provocation against China will not be tolerated. China has made many contributions to maintaining regional peace and will never allow relevant countries to wantonly sabotage it. If certain countries insist on destabilizing the region, they will certainly pay a heavy price for it.