Commander of the Seventh Fleet of the United States "splash dirty water" to China
Author:Global Times Time:2022.08.18
When the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet Commander Karl Thomas attended the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Cooperation and Training (Seacat) exercise in Singapore on the 16th, he blatantly accused the PLA's real bombs in the sea and air in the PLA, and claimed that the United States had the Chinese Air Force on the Chinese Air Force. The number of air interception in the South China Sea is worried. Military experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times on the 17th said that the Taiwan issue and the South China Sea issue have always been the two excuses for the United States to "splash dirty water" to China. Thomas's statement was not unexpected. The United States is the biggest pusher of the militaryization of the Asia -Pacific region.
The United States and 20 other partners held a Seacat exercise in Singapore on the 16th. The exercise aims to strengthen cooperation between Southeast Asian countries. When facing maritime crisis, emergencies or illegal activities, standardized training, tactics and response program. Thomas mentioned at the media round table meeting that the PLA recently claimed that it could not be seen by Taiwan's large -scale joint military operations. "It is very important for us to obtain it. If we allow this kind of thing This behavior will become the next military normal. "
According to the US CNBC report, Thomas claims that "the increase in (the number of Chinese army interception) increases information is undoubtedly worrying. If there is a problem during the flight, this is not very calm." He also said that the Chinese Air Force's army’s Intercepting "unsafe", but this situation does not often occur. Thomas mentioned that maintaining the smoothness of the maritime transportation channel is the "primary" task of the US Navy. "Maritime routes are the lifeblood of our economy ... It has open marine routes and ships that can operate ... extremely important for maintaining economic operations."
The Seventh Fleet is affiliated with the Pacific Fleet under the U.S. India -Pacific Command. It is headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan. It is the largest of all cutting -edge deployment fleets in the United States with as many as 70 ships and 150 aircraft.
The United States has accused China of the first time in Taiwan and the South China Sea issue. In June of this year, the United States Defense Minister Austin made a speech at the conference at the 19th Shangri -La dialogue held in Singapore that the US side has not changed the policy of Taiwan, "it has changed it", and declared that China has adopted the so -called so -called so -called surrounding areas. "More coercion and aggressive attitude." Austin also accused China of "encountering" the "unsafe and unprofessional" method between aircraft and ships in other countries, and the increase in the number of times. The US remarks were severely refuted by the Chinese delegation.
Since the American speaker Perosi has visited Taiwan, the United States claims that China has been upgrading the situation and excessive response, and has created a new normal with Perosi's visit to the "excuse". The Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang emphasized in an interview with international media in Washington on the 16th local time that Pelosi Mingzhi visited Taiwan, China, which seriously violated a Chinese principle, seriously violated China's sovereignty, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, and seriously violated the United States. Promise, seriously endangers the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. Some people in the United States not only do not admit mistakes or correct errors, but also try to reverse black and white, reverse narrative, and splash dirty water on China.
Qin Gang said that the most basic fact is that the United States first provoked China on the Taiwan issue and blatantly violated China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In order to avoid this crisis imposed in China, China has made the greatest degree of diplomatic efforts. Unfortunately, the United States can't listen. The Chinese side's position is legitimate, reasonable, and legal. The Chinese measures are firm, powerful, and moderate. The Chinese military training is open, transparent, and professional, which is in line with domestic law, in line with international law, and international practice.
Military expert Zhang Xuefeng said in an interview with the Global Times on the 17th that the PLA launched a missile to fly over Taiwan. The root cause was that Pelosi did not listen to dissuasion to visit Taiwan. "Taiwan is part of China. China allows missiles to fly over its own territory. The U.S. military does not need to be shocked. The PLA will never stop legitimate military operations because the U.S. military expresses the so -called objection. The US military will only further intensify the contradiction."
As for the U.S. Army accusing the Chinese People's Liberation Army from interception in the South China Sea Airspace, it is even more out of nothing. From several public reports, it can be found that the "unfriendly" incident exposed by the United States and its allies. The actions taken by the Chinese army are necessary measures to deal with provocations related to the country. They are completely rational and safe.
Military expert Song Zhongping told the Global Times reporter on the 17th that as the commander of the seventh fleet, Thomas hopes to turn the South China Sea into a back garden that can be trampled on, and fundamentally denies that China has the ownership of the Nansha Islands and the Xisha Islands. Territory sovereignty. "In order to maintain its hegemony in the South China Sea, the United States has adopted extreme means to test the bottom line and red line of China's national security and development in the guise of" freedom sailing ". China will continue to violate China's national security and development benefits. China will definitely resolutely countermeasures." Song Zhongping further stated that if Americans feel safe, China will be unsafe, and the United States feels unsafe because it is infringing on China. China has never hindered free navigation of any country and region in the South China Sea, but free sailing cannot violate China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Whether it is the United States or its allies who dare to violate China's territorial sea and lead, they will be intercepted by the PLA. ▲
Reporter Guo Yuandan
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