Overseas media stir -fry Chinese warships around Japan, Chinese experts: Our goal is ocean in the air

[Global Times Special Reporter Li Qiang, Global Times reporter Liu Yanzun] Chinese naval ships have recently attracted great attention from overseas media on the activities around Japan and near the Diaoyu Islands. Chinese military expert Zhang Xuefeng said that the Chinese Navy's related activities are normal training activities and are in line with international law. Relevant parties do not have to react excessively. Military expert Song Zhongping said that sailing around Japan is not our goal, and our goal is to have an ocean -to -air air.

Chinese warship screen released by Japan.

On July 5th local time, the Ministry of General Supervision of the Ministry of Communist Party of China issued a notice saying that around 4 am on the same day, the Japanese Maritime Self -Defense Force discovered a "east -adjustment" electronic reconnaissance ship (port number 794), which was in Gonggu About 120 kilometers east of the island sail northwest to the northwest and drive to the East China Sea. The report stated that the ship sailed to the Sea of ​​Japan on June 12 and passed through the Jintang Strait between Hokkaido and Human Island on June 16 to the Eastern Airlines. On June 26, the ship was confirmed in the waters of about 90 kilometers in the northeast of the Yidou Islands in Tokyo, and then passed west to the west of the Yipou Islands Royal Tibetan Island and the Bazhang Island. This is the first time that the Chinese naval ships have publicized between the Royal Tibetan Island and the Bazhang Island. According to the information of the Japanese side, the Chinese electronic reconnaissance ship basically completed the navigation around the Japanese islands, and successively crossed the Malaysian Strait, the Jinqing Strait and the Gonggu Strait.

The Chinese Navy's electronic reconnaissance vessels are likely not to act alone. According to the previous report on the Japanese side, in addition to the electronic reconnaissance ship, on June 13, a comprehensive supply ship consisting of the Lhasa Ship (port number 102), Chengdu ship (port number 120) and "Dongping Lake" (port number 902) Naval destroyers forming a flight to the Malaysian Strait into the Japanese Sea Training. According to public information, the Lhasa ship belongs to the 055 10,000 -ton destroyer, and the Chengdu ship is the 052D missile destroyer. According to the Japanese report, after a few days of training and cruise, from June 16th to 17th, two destroyers passed through the Sect Strait between Hokkaido and Sahalin Island, while the supply ship and reconnaissance ship passed through Jinjin The light strait enters the Pacific Ocean. After that, the destroyer formation entered the Pacific side via Hokkaido, and sailed at the southwest of about 220 kilometers southeast of Chiba County at about 10:00 on June 20. On the evening of June 29, the Rusa Ship, Chengdu Ship and the "Dongping Lake" supply ship formation sailed northwest in the waters of 130 kilometers northeast of Gonggu Island, and then passed through the Gonggu Strait to enter the East China Sea. Also detour the Japanese islands for a week.

In addition to surrounding Japan, the Chinese Navy also appeared in the Diaoyu Islands. According to the US Navy Association's website reported on the 5th, Japan's defense Akira said that at around 7:44 on Monday, a Chinese navy frigates passed the Diaoyu Islands to the area. This marks the fourth time that Chinese vessels have entered the Diaoyu Islands to connect, and this happened in 2016, 2018 and last month. It is reported that international law allows vessels in any country, including warships, and sail in the connected waters of coastal countries unless they threaten the country's security.

In addition, a Russian Navy frigates also sailed in the connected area of ​​the Diaoyu Islands on Monday. At a press conference on Tuesday, Matsuno Koda, the chief official house of the cabinet, said that Russian ships may avoid typhoons in the area. According to a report on Kyodo News on the 6th, the Ministry of Communist Party of Japan ’s Ministry of Defense’ s Ministry of Commissioner ’s Ministry of Commissioner announced on the 5th that one of the Russian Navy frigates, destroyers and supply ships has left near the Diaoyu Islands and along the east China. On the north to the north, three ships sailed in the Diaoyu Islands. The Kyodo News Society quoted the Ministry of Communist Party of China on the 5th that the three ships of the Russian Navy had drove near the Diaoyu Islands and went north along the East China Sea.

Chinese military expert Zhang Xuefeng said in an interview with the Global Times reporter on the 6th that the actions of Chinese naval ships in related sea areas are normal training activities, which meet the military practice of international law and countries. In fact, military training in various countries has become more frequent in May and June. This is the common law of the northern hemisphere, which is related to the weather and the rhythm of training. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force started the "Indo-Pacific cruise" in June, and the United States organized the "Shield of Brave" exercises in Western Pacific, and began the prelude to the "Pacific Pacific-20122" exercise on June 29. According to the US "Star Banner" reported on the 5th, the 6 F-35A stealth fighters of the US Air Force arrived in South Korea on Tuesday and planned to conduct the first training exercise with South Korea's F-35.

Military expert Song Zhongping told a reporter from the Global Times on the 6th that the surrounding waters around Japan were not considered to be a distant sea. Sailoring around Japan is not our goal, our goal is to have an ocean in the air. Chinese warships sail around Japan because of the special geographical location in Japan. The Chinese ships are out of the Pacific Ocean and the island chain. They need to pass these waterways and straits around Japan.

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