On tensions in Southeast Asia - what's going on in Taiwan?
Yesterday, in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's trip to the US, and after her talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy began exercises southeast of the island.
The carrier strike group led by the Shandong aircraft carrier, the Liuzhou frigate, and the Chagan Hu ocean-going complex supply ship passed through the Bashi Strait on April 5 and left the South China Sea for the Pacific Ocean, located 300 km southeast of Taiwan .
In addition, the Fujian Provincial Maritime Security Administration said that a special operation by the PLA Navy has begun in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Strait to maintain control over the passage of ships through the strait and ensure the safety of passenger ships.
🔻How did they respond in Taiwan?
During March, two exercises were already held, during which the defense of the coastal zone of Taiwan was practiced in the event of an amphibious landing of the PLA Navy by forces of 151 amphibious and 192 mine-sweeping fleets of the Taiwan Navy.
The next stage of the training is scheduled for April 12-13 in the vicinity of Zhiben Beach, as well as April 19-20 and 27-28. Zhiben is on the list of 14 areas where the PLA is most likely to land.
At the same time, the scenario of the possible simultaneous use by China of three universal landing ships of type 075 and carrier-based aircraft from them for simultaneous landing on all 14 beaches of Taiwan is being worked out as a priority.
How did the Americans respond?
Yesterday, an aircraft carrier strike group with the Nimitz aircraft carrier approached the area where the Chinese AUG was located. Now the American AUG-11 operates 740 kilometers east of Taiwan. In addition, two Taiwanese frigates, Kangding and Chenkung, are drifting a few nautical miles from the Shandong.
Also to the north, under the pretext of conducting a policy of containment (https://t.me/rybar/45295) of North Korea, in the Sea of Japan, there is an aircraft carrier landing group of the US Navy, and reconnaissance aircraft and periodically strategic bombers B- operate from air bases in the Pacific region. 1B from Elsworth AFB and B-52H from Andersen in Guam.
In addition, eight F-15E fighter-bombers from the 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were sent to Guam to reinforce the group in the Pacific Ocean.
🔻 Where is it going?
President Ingwen's provocative trip to the United States has caused a new round of tension in relations between China and the United States. At the same time, for the Celestial Empire, this situation served as an excellent pretext for conducting military maneuvers right next to the island and an operation to control shipping in the Taiwan Strait.
For the Americans, the current escalation, like the situation on the Korean Peninsula, is an ideal reason to increase the military presence around China, which is currently happening in Southeast Asia.
By artificially inflating the danger and intimidating its allies with the "Chinese threat", the White House creates ideal conditions for the development of military infrastructure in the countries of the Pacific region. Particularly in the Philippines.
The number of US military bases in Southeast Asia is growing as part of the US policy of comprehensive containment. Tensions will once again play into the hands of the authorities in Washington and the military-industrial complex, which
How did the Americans respond?
Yesterday, an aircraft carrier strike group with the Nimitz aircraft carrier approached the area where the Chinese AUG was located. Now the American AUG-11 operates 740 kilometers east of Taiwan. In addition, two Taiwanese frigates, Kangding and Chenkung, are drifting a few nautical miles from the Shandong.
Also to the north, under the pretext of conducting a policy of containment (https://t.me/rybar/45295) of North Korea, in the Sea of Japan, there is an aircraft carrier landing group of the US Navy, and reconnaissance aircraft and periodically strategic bombers B- operate from air bases in the Pacific region. 1B from Elsworth AFB and B-52H from Andersen in Guam.
In addition, eight F-15E fighter-bombers from the 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were sent to Guam to reinforce the group in the Pacific Ocean.
🔻 Where is it going?
President Ingwen's provocative trip to the United States has caused a new round of tension in relations between China and the United States. At the same time, for the Celestial Empire, this situation served as an excellent pretext for conducting military maneuvers right next to the island and an operation to control shipping in the Taiwan Strait.
For the Americans, the current escalation, like the situation on the Korean Peninsula, is an ideal reason to increase the military presence around China, which is currently happening in Southeast Asia.
By artificially inflating the danger and intimidating its allies with the "Chinese threat", the White House creates ideal conditions for the development of military infrastructure in the countries of the Pacific region. Particularly in the Philippines.
The number of US military bases in Southeast Asia is growing as part of the US policy of comprehensive containment. Tensions will once again play into the hands of the authorities in Washington and the military-industrial complex, which are using the crisis to their advantage.
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