American media hype Chinese Russian warships appear around Alaska

Some US media quoted the US Coast Guard on the 26th that a recent Sino -Russian joint cruise formation appeared in the north of Bai Linghai and Alaskiska. The US media is concerned about "the influence of China -Russia joint expansion in the Arctic." Military experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times said on the 27th that the normal military cooperation between China and Russia was to jointly maintain the peace and stability of the region, and some hype of "Chinese threat theory" were just speculation.

The press release issued by the US "Star Banner" quoted the press release issued by the US Coast Guard saying that on the 19th of this month, when the "Gold" patrol ship in the "Golden Boer" in Mountain Honolulu conducted a routine patrol in Bai Linghai, it was about 75 north of Kisca Island. A 055 missile destroyer was encountered in the sea. Public information shows that Kisca Island is part of the Alexian Islands, located about 1,300 miles (about 2092 kilometers) southwest of Ankrech, about 700 miles from Russia.

The US Coast Guard said that the "Golden Boer" subsequently found two other Chinese warships and four Russian warships, which are considered a "combined surface action formation". According to reports, after the China -Russia joint cruise formation was found, the "Gold" began to track and monitor. The Star Banner said that the above formation was in the exclusive economic zone of the United States at the time, but the coast Guard in the Alaska base, Nathan Moore, emphasized that the formation was acting in accordance with international rules and standards.

According to the US media analysis, the above formation may be part of the Russian -China joint naval cruise that the Russian Ministry of Defense announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to the news that the Russian satellite network quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 15th, "as part of the implementation of the international military cooperation plan, the warships of the Russian Navy and the People's Liberation Army Navy are conducting a second joint cruise in the Pacific Water."

According to the news of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Chinese ships participating in the above -mentioned joint cruise include Nanchang Ship, the guided missile frigates Yancheng Ship and the comprehensive supply ship Dongping Lake. Prior to this, the Nanchang Ship Formation jointly participated in the "Oriental-20122" exercise of the "Oriental-20122" exercise at the end of August. The exercise has ended on the 7th of this month.

An unnamed military expert told the Global Times reporter on the 27th that this was not the first time that the Sino -Russian Navy conducted a joint maritime cruise. In October last year, after the Sino-Russian Navy ended the "Maritime Union-201" exercise, it also traveled around Japan through the Tsuka Strait. The military expert emphasized that the joint cruise of the Chinese and Russian Navy is in line with international law and does not target the third country. The core purpose is to improve the ability of China and Russia to deal with maritime security threats and jointly maintain regional peace and stability.

When reporting the above -mentioned Sino -Russian Navy's joint cruise, the US media associated the matter with "China's interest in the Arctic region". The US media quoted NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg's recent remarks that Russia and China 'cooperation in the Arctic region did not meet NATO national interests. Stoltenberg said that Russia has established a new Arctic Command, and China announced that it is a "near the Arctic State" and plans to build the world's largest icebreaker.

The above -mentioned military experts told the Global Times reporter that this argument belongs to the elderly, and various activities in China will be used to hype various "Chinese threat theory". In the context of Russia and Ukraine's conflict, some Western public opinion is more willing to hype topics such as "China -Russia strengthen military cooperation" and "China to strengthen the existence of the Arctic", but these are just speculation.

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently stated that China respects the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdictions of the Arctic countries in the Arctic region. International cooperation promotes the North Pole Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. ▲

Reporter Zhao Jueyi

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