Three provocations at one time, experts: rare

The "Benford" missile destroyer passed the Taiwan Strait on the 19th. On the 20th, the PLA Eastern theater responded that the Eastern theater of the PLA organized sea and air forces to follow the supervisor. Within a week, the "Ben Ford" has provided provocative behavior three times in a row of sensitive waters around China. In this regard, military experts believe that the "Benford" has been provoked many times, one possible reason is that the US Navy's cost of performing such tasks in order to reduce the implementation of such tasks.

The Seventh Fleet in the United States stated on the official website on the 19th that the "Benford" missile destroyer carried out the "routine Taiwan Strait transit" in the international waters on the same day. The statement states that the "Ben Ford" shows the United States "commitment to the Indo -Pacific region of freedom and openness" through the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. military "will fly, navigate and move anywhere allowed by international law."

In this regard, on the 20th, a spokesman for the Eastern theater of the PLA responded that the Eastern theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized the entire process of organizing the supervisor. The United States frequently provoked and showed its potential, fully showing that the United States is a peaceful and stable destroyer in the Taiwan Strait and a manufacturer of security risks of the Taiwan Strait. The theater troops maintain a high degree of alert at any time and resolutely defend the national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In the past week, the "Ben Ford" was very busy, but at the same time, it was also a week when the PLA tracked and monitored alert. On the 13th, the "Benford" missile destroyer illegally broke into the West Sansa collar sea without the approval of the Chinese government. On the 16th, the "Ben Ford" sailed near the Nansha Islands. Reuters said that this was the second time the US ship carried out such a so -called "freedom of navigation" in the South China Sea. Although the PLA did not respond publicly, it is certain that the "Benford" must be monitored.

On July 13th, the US Navy's "Benford" missile destroyer illegally broke into the West Sang collar sea in China

Military expert Zhang Xuefeng said in an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 20th that the "Ben Ford" appeared three times a one -time sailing in the sensitive waters around China. First of all, crossing China's Xisha collar sea, and then in accordance with the United States, crossing the "controversial sea area" in Nansha, China, this time passed the Taiwan Strait, and challenged China's maritime rights and interests three times in one time. This was rarely seen in the past. "This shows that the United States intends to increase the frequency of challenging China's marine rights and interests. It does not rule out the possibility of the United States intending to normalize this model in the future, that is, the warships departing from Yokosuka will be provoked and provoked once." The reason why the "Ben Ford" recently appeared frequently is that the possible reason is that the US Navy's cost of performing such tasks in order to reduce the implementation of such tasks. The "Benford" mother port is in Yokosuka. You only need to adjust the route slightly to perform such tasks.

Military expert Song Zhongping told the Global Times reporter on the same day that the continuous provocations of the "Benford" just reflected that the US anti -China and curbing policies of China not only became normal, but also rising. "The same warship is frequently provoked in Xisha, the South China Sea, and the Taiwan Strait, which fully exposes that the United States is now a dog jumping wall, increasing its provocations to mainland China."

Song Zhongping believes that the United States claims that the US Speaker Pelosi plans to lead Congress delegation to visit Asia in August this year, including Taiwan. "If the provocation of the US warship in the Taiwan Strait is linked to Taiwan, it is not difficult to see that the United States is constantly speculating in the" Chinese threat theory "in both politics and military.

On June 10, the Sino -US Defense Minister had a face -to -face discussion during the dialogue in Shangri -La, Singapore. On July 7, Li Zuocheng, a member of the Central Military Commission and chief of staff of the Joint Staff of the Military Commission, responded to a video call with the chairman of the US military. Why did the frequency of the U.S. military increased after the dialogue between the two armies of the two armies, and what was the reason behind it?

An anonymous military expert said in an interview with the Global Times that it can be seen from the US military operations that China and the United States still speak their own words and show their positions, and have not reached a consensus on the issue of major hotspots. Secondly, the United States needs to show its "uncompromising" attitude. "If Pelosi really visits Taiwan, it is upgraded to pressure and continue to test the bottom line of the Chinese red line."

Global Times-Global Network Reporter Guo Yuandan

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